Peopling the purple land : a historical geography of rural Uruguay, 1500-1915
Jan M. G. Kleinpenning
ISBN:
9789070280062
Jaar:
1995
Kwaliteit:
Zie beschrijving
Uitgever:
Amsterdam : CEDLA, 1995.
Beschrijving:
355p
Inhoudelijke beschrijving:
trefwoorden: Rural development Uruguay.., Geschiedenis van Latijns Amerika.., Historical geography.., Rural conditions.., Rural development.., Agrarische ontwikkeling.., Kolonisatie.., Uruguay Historical geography.., Uruguay Rural conditions.., Uruguay.., Uruguay (land)., Anno 1500-1799., Anno 1800-1999 - This historical geography is concerned with the developments which have taken place from the early sixteenth century, when Uruguay -- then called the Banda Oriental -- was considered "land without use value", until the beginning of the twentieth century when the foundations were laid for the "welfare state" which existed until the 1960s. The topics dealt with include the development of cattle ranching, arable farming, and private landownership; the foundation of settlements; the building of a physical infrastructure; the growth of the country's population; and the immigration and the role played by the immigrants in the development of the countryside.
Specifieke beschrijving:
With underlinings !!!
