Peru

ISBN-13: 9780367282776 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 306 str.

Victor Alba

Opis

Originally published in 1977. The traveller in Peru frequently has the impression that he is suspended between a summit and an abyss. A voyage into the history of the country produces the same sensation: Peru seems to be on the edge of a precipice, halfway between the heights and the depths. One needs only a nodding acquaintance with the different

Spis treści

Between the Abyss and the Summit -- An Oppressive Topography -- A Troubled History -- An Unshakable Political System -- The Pyramid above the Rectangle -- An Unbalanced Economy -- A Fragmented Population -- A Protective Culture -- What Is Peru's Future? -- The Coup within the Coup

O autorze

Victor Alba (1916-2003) was an active participant in the P.O.U.M. and the Spanish Civil War. He was the author of numerous books, among them Catalonia: A Profile; Transition in Spain and The Communist Party in Spain. Alba was professor emeritus of the political science department of Kent State University.