| The              Library of Congress>>Especially              for Researchers>>Research              Centers   Home >> Country             Studies >> PeruFindinFederal Research                      Division PagesResearchers                      Web PagesAll Library of Congress PagesA Country Study: Peru**Library of Congress Call Number F3408                   .P4646 1993**- Peru  ForewordAcknowledgments
- Preface  Country                       Profile - Geography  SocietyEconomy
- Transportation                           and Communications  Government                           and PoliticsNational                           Security 
- Introduction     - Chapter                       1 - Historical Setting  (Peter F. Klarén)                            - Andean                           Societies Before the Conquest        - Pre-Inca                               Cultures  The                               IncasThe                           Spanish Conquest, 1532-72
Pizarro                               and the Conquistadors
- Consolidation                               of Control   The                           Colonial Period, 1550-1824- Demographic                               Collapse  The                               Colonial EconomyColonial                               Administration
- The                               Colonial Church  Indigenous                               RebellionsIndependence                           Imposed From Without, 1808-24
- Post-Independence                           Decline and Instability, 1824-45  THE                           GUANO ERA, 1845-70- Consolidation                               of the State  Failed                               DevelopmentThe                           War of the Pacific, 1879-83
- Recovery                           and Growth, 1883-1930    - The                               New Militarism, 1886-95  The                               Aristocratic Republic, 1895-1914Impact                               of World War I
- The                               Eleven-Year Rule, 1919-30   Mass                           Politics and Social Change, 1930-68- Impact                               of the Depression and World War II  Rural                               Stagnation and Social Mobilization, 1948-68Failed                           Reform and Economic Decline, 1968-85
Military                               Reform from Above, 1968-80
- Return                               to Democratic Rule, 1980-85  Peru                               at the Crossroads- Chapter                       2 - The Society and Its Environment  (Paul L. Doughty)                          - Environment                           and Population      - Natural                               Systems and Human Life        - The                                   Coastal Region  The                                   Andean HighlandsHigh-Altitude                                   Adaptations
- The                                   Amazonian Tropics  The                                   Maritime RegionNatural                                   Disasters and Their Impact
- People,                               Property, and Farming Systems   Human                           Settlement and Population Through Time- Settlement                               Patterns  Urban,                               Rural, and Regional PopulationsDemography                               of Growth, Migration, and Work
Population                                   Policy and Family Planning
- Lima                                   and the Patterns of Migration   Regionalism                               and Political DivisionsCulture,                           Class, and Hierarchy in Society
Indigenous                               Peoples
- Legacy                               of Peonage  ElitesMilitary                               Classes
- Urban                               Classes   Aspects                           of Family Life- Urban                               Informal Sector  Domestic                               ServantsGodparenthood
- Rural                               Family and Household   Community                           Life and Institutions- Catholicism                               and Community  Community                               LeadershipLandlords                               and Peasant Revolts in the Highlands
- Shining                               Path and Its Impact   Education,                           Language, and Literacy- Educational                               System  UniversitiesHealth                           and Well-Being
Chapter                       3 - The Economy
 (John Sheahan)                       
Growth                           and Structural Change
Historical                               Background
Orientation                                   Toward Primary Product Exports
- Structures                               of Production    - Agriculture  FishingManufacturing
- Mining                                   and Energy  ServicesBanking
- Transportation                                   and Communications  TourismForeign                               Trade and the Balance of Payments
Export                                   and Import Structures
- Economic                                   Implications of Coca  Balance                                   of Payments and External DebtEmployment                               and Wages, Poverty, and Income Distribution
Employment
- Wages  Organized                                   LaborPoverty
- Income                                   Distribution    Economic                           Policies and Their Consequences- The                               Velasco Government    - Land                                   Reform  Labor                                   and Capital in the Industrial SectorProtection                                   and Promotion of Industry
- Nationalizations                                   and State Firms  Macroeconomic                                   Imbalance: Domestic and ExternalThe                               Search for New Directions, 1975-90
The                                   Second Bela�nde Government, 1980-85
- The                                   Garc�a Government, 1985-90  The                                   Fujimori Government, 1990-91Outstanding                           Issues
Chapter                       4 - Government and Politics
 (Carol Graham)                       
Governmental                           System
Constitutional                               Development
- The                               Executive  The                               LegislatureThe                               Judiciary
- Public                               Administration  Local                               and Regional Government- Municipal                                   Governments  Regional                                   GovernmentsThe                               Electoral System
- Political                           Dynamics    - Political                               Parties      - American                                   Popular Revolutionary Alliance  Popular                                   ActionThe                                   Christian Democrats
- The                                   Democratic Front  The                                   LeftChange                                   '90
- Nonparty                               Organizations   Interest                           Groups - The                               Military  The                               ChurchEconomic                               Associations
- Labor                               Unions  StudentsNews                               Media
- Political                           Trends     - Roots                               of the 1990-91 Crisis  The                               Transition to DemocracyThe                               Garc�a Government, 1985-90
- The                               1990 Campaign and Elections  Impact                               of the "Fujishock" ProgramProspects                               for the Fujimori Government
- Foreign                           Relations     - Foreign                               Relations Under Garc�a  Foreign                               Relations Under Fujimori- Chapter                       5 - National Security  (David Scott Palmer)                          - The                           Armed Forces in Society and Politics      - Changing                               Role Over Time: Preconquest  Colonial                               PeriodPostindependence:                               Military Defeat and Nation-Building
- Guardian                               of the New Liberal Elite  Reformer                               and Agent of ChangeProtector                               of Democracy
- Changing                               Constitutional Basis  Changing                               Foreign Military Missions and ImpactsThe                           Armed Forces
Mission                               and Organization
- Training  ArmyNavy
- Air                               Force  Uniforms,                               Ranks, and InsigniaThe                               Military in the 1990s
- Police                           Forces     - General                               Police  Security                               PoliceTechnical                               Police
- Changing                           Threats to National Security    - External                               Threats  Internal                               Threats- Guerrillas                                   in the 1960s  Guerrillas                                   Insurgency, 1980-92Narcotics                                   Trafficking
- Crime                           and Punishment    - Rising                               Crime Rates  Penal                               CodePenal                               System
Appendix. Tables
- Bibliography  Glossary
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