"This monumental compendium, as well as the other impressive volumes in the series, makes a lasting contribution to hemispheric historiography. Each of the nine essays…makes an invaluable contribution…truly impressive... This collection emerges as a tribute to the maturity of the Latin American studies profession... Few studies merit as strong a recommendation as this one." - Hispanic American Historical Review
List of maps; General preface; Preface to volume 8; Part I. Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay: 1. Argentina, 1930–46 David Rock; 2. Argentina since 1946 Juan Carlos Torre and Liliana de Riz; 3. Uruguay since 1930 Henry Finch; 4. Paraguay since 1930 Paul H. Lewis; Part II. Chile: 5. Chile, 1930–58 Paul Drake; 6. Chile since 1958 Alan Angell; Part III. Peru and Bolivia: 7. Peru, 1930–60 Geoffrey Bertram; 8. Peru since 1960 Julio Cotler; 9. Bolivia since 1930 Laurence Whitehead; Part IV. Colombia, Ecudor and Venezuela: 10. Colombia, 1930–58 Christopher Abel; 11. Colombia since 1958 Christopher Abel and Marco Palacios; 12. Ecuador since 1930 Enrique Ayala Mora; 13. Venezuela since 1930 Judith Ewell; Bibliographical essays; Index.