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Toward a Reinterpretation of Political Change in Peru During the First Century of Independence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Ronald H. Berg  and
Frederick Stirton Weaver
Ronald H. Berg
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48014
Frederick Stirton Weaver
Affiliation:
School of Social Sciences, Hampshire College, Amherst, Massachusetts 01002
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The central purpose of this paper is to show that the character of Peruvian national politics changed substantially during the century after independence from Spain and that a focus on the shifting relations between the central government and social and economic power in the private sector is crucial for appreciating the significance of these political developments and for comprehending their sources. Clearly a wide variety of forces conditioned the organization and exercise of political power in nineteenth-century Peru, but historical interpretations that stress the roles of economic elites (e.g., Bourricaud, 1970), foreign interests (Yepes del Castillo, 1972) or leaders’ personalities (Pike, 1967) obscure the magnitude of these political changes and do not adequately explain them.

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Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs , Volume 20 , Issue 1 , February 1978 , pp. 69 - 84
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Copyright © University of Miami 1978

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