Description: Coffee and Power: Revolution and the Rise of Democracy in Central America [Paperback] Paige, Jeffery M. Product Overview In the revolutionary decade between 1979 and 1992, it would have been difficult to find three political systems as different as death-squad- dominated El Salvador, peaceful social-democratic Costa Rica, and revolutionary Sandinista Nicaragua. Yet when the fighting was finally ended by a peace plan initiated by Costa Rica's President Oscar Arias, all three had found a common destination in democracy and free markets. To explain this extraordinary turn of events is the task of this landmark book, which fuses political economy and cultural analysis. Both the divergent political histories and their convergent outcome were shaped by a single commodity that has dominated these export economies from the nineteenth century to the present--coffee. Jeffery Paige shows that the crises of the 1980s had their roots in the economic and political crises of the 1930s, when the revolutionary left challenged the ruling coffee elites of all three countries. He interweaves and compares the history, economics, and class structures of the three countries, thus clarifying the course of recent struggles. The heart of the book is his conversations with sixty-two leaders of fifty-eight elite dynasties, who for the first time tell their own stories of the experience of Central American revolution. Paige's analysis challenges not only Barrington Moore's influential theory of dictatorship and democracy but also contemporary approaches to "transitions to democracy." It also shows that a focus on either political economy or culture alone cannot account for the transformation of elite ideology, and that revolution in Central America is deeply rooted in the personal, familial, and class histories of the coffee elites. Read more Details Publisher : Harvard University Press (January 13, 1998) Language : English Paperback : 448 pages ISBN-10 : 0674136497 ISBN-13 : 96 Item Weight : 1.4 pounds Dimensions : 6.12 x 1.1 x 9.25 inches Best Sellers Rank: #414,965 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #238 in Caribbean & Latin American Politics #619 in Democracy (Books) #918 in Economic History (Books) #238 in Caribbean & Latin American Politics Quality Products This will be shipped securely Returns must be within 30 days - item EXACTLY as it was sent. Must have tracking number. Email us with any issues/questions. Thanks for looking! Fast and Free Shipping Shipping is free for this item. We get your order shipped out and delivered to your doorstep as quickly as possible. Commitment We are committed to making sure that you leave this transaction satisfied. That means having access to real people that get your questions and concerns answered quickly. Give us a shot and we will make sure that you will look to us again!
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ISBN: 0674136497
ISBN10: 0674136497
ISBN13: 9780674136496
EAN: 9780674136496
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Brand: Harvard University Press
GTIN: 09780674136496
Book Title: Coffee and Power : Revolution and the Rise of Democracy in Central America
Number of Pages: 448 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Topic: Investments & Securities / Commodities / General, Economic History, Social Classes & Economic Disparity, World / Caribbean & Latin American, Latin America / Central America, Political Ideologies / Democracy
Publication Year: 1998
Item Height: 1.1 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Political Science, Social Science, Business & Economics, History
Item Weight: 22.4 Oz
Item Length: 9.2 in
Author: Jeffery M. Paige
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback
