1st Edition

Postrevolutionary Peru The Politics Of Transformation

By Stephen M. Gorman Copyright 1982
272 Pages
by Routledge

272 Pages
by Routledge

252 Pages
by Routledge

Whether the nearly twelve years of military rule in Peru--between October 1968 and July 1980--are labelled a revolution, œso-called revolution, or simply a ‘military dictatorship’, one fact remains inescapable: the reforms and programs of the armed forces during that period profoundly altered Peruvian society. This book examines the social, political, and economic legacies of the military... Read more
Also of Interest -- Preface -- The Peruvian Revolution in Historical Perspective -- The Return of Partisan Politics in Peru -- Mobilization, Austerity, and Voting: The Legacy of the Revolution for Lima’s Poor -- The Condition of Organized Labor -- Post-Revolutionary Agrarian Politics in Peru -- Peru’s “New” Military Professionalism: The Failure of the Technocratic Approach -- Challenges to Peruvian Foreign Policy -- The Intellectual Foundations of Revolution in Peru: The Anti-Oligarchic Tradition -- The Post-Revolutionary Political Economy in Peru

Biography

Stephen M. Gorman is an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science at North Texas State University. He has previously served as a translator for Latin American Perspectives and has written extensively on Nicaragua and Peru, his areas of special interest.