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Revolution at Querétaro
The Mexican Constitutional Convention of 1916–1917
University of Texas Press
The first book in English to study in depth the remarkable convention that produced the Mexican Constitution of 1917.
British-Owned Railways in Argentina
Their Effect on the Growth of Economic Nationalism, 1854-1948
University of Texas Press
How British-owned railways affected the development of Argentine economic nationalism.
Peasants in Revolt
A Chilean Case Study, 1965–1971
University of Texas Press
Based on extended interviews at the Culiprán fundo in Chile with peasants who recount in their own terms their political evolution, this is an in-depth study of peasants in social and political action.
Modernization, Dislocation, and Aprismo
Origins of the Peruvian Aprista Party, 1870-1932
University of Texas Press
The first major analysis of the social and political bases of the Aprista movement.
Men in a Developing Society
Geographic and Social Mobility in Monterrey, Mexico
University of Texas Press
How men experience a period of rapid economic development, particularly in the areas of migration, occupational mobility, and status attainment.
Exiles and Citizens
Spanish Republicans in Mexico
University of Texas Press
A study of Spanish Republican emigrés who fled from Spain to Mexico in 1939–1940.
The Men of Cajamarca
A Social and Biographical Study of the First Conquerors of Peru
University of Texas Press
A study of a group of earlier Spaniards in America.
Real del Monte
A British Silver Mining Venture in Mexico
University of Texas Press
A full account of a single risky venture, this inquiry is a microcosm of early foreign economic penetration into the Mexican mining industry.
Democracy, Militarism, and Nationalism in Argentina, 1930–1966
An Interpretation
University of Texas Press
In this study, Marvin Goldwert interprets the rise, growth, and development of militarism in Argentina from 1930 to 1966.
The Chilean Senate
Internal Distribution of Influence
University of Texas Press
Weston Agor’s carefully documented analysis of the organization and workings of the Chilean Senate is the first of its kind and fills a long-standing need in the comparative study of the internal structure of legislative bodies.
Judicial Review in Mexico
A Study of the Amparo Suit
University of Texas Press
A study of the amparo suit, a Mexican legal institution similar in its effects to such Anglo-American procedures as habeas corpus, error, and the various forms of injunctive relief.
Crisis in Costa Rica
The 1948 Revolution
University of Texas Press
This book analyzes the circumstances of 1940–1948 that led to a successful armed uprising, as well as the role of José Figueres Ferrer in marshaling disparate groups into a movement sufficiently cohesive to seize and hold power.
The Politics of Puerto Rican University Students
University of Texas Press
A close examination of the social background and political activity of students at the Rio Piedras campus of the University of Puerto Rico in the 1960s.
Politics of the Chaco Peace Conference, 1935–1939
University of Texas Press
A study of the 1930s dispute between Paraguay and Bolivia and the inter-American peace conference that settled it.
Political Groups in Chile
The Dialogue between Order and Change
University of Texas Press
A study of Chilean politics in the mid-twentieth century.
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