Paraguay
, by Nickson, R. AndrewNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9781851090280 | 1851090282
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 3/1/1988
Andrew Nickson graduated from Cambridge University in 1969 and is currently a Reader in Public Management and Latin American Development at the University of Birmingham, England. In 1999 he was appointed to direct a major 'good government' project in Paraguay for the European Union.
Introduction | p. xiii |
The Country and its People | p. 1 |
Geography | p. 5 |
General surveys | p. 5 |
The Chaco | p. 6 |
Climate | p. 6 |
Maps, atlases and gazetteers | p. 7 |
Geology | p. 9 |
Tourism and Travel Guides | p. 11 |
Travellers' Accounts | p. 13 |
Flora and Fauna | p. 15 |
Archaeology | p. 20 |
History | p. 21 |
General | p. 21 |
Regional | p. 24 |
Pre-colonial period | p. 24 |
Colonial period (16th century-1811) | p. 25 |
Nationalist period (1811-65) | p. 32 |
The War of the Triple Alliance (1864-70) | p. 39 |
Liberal era (1870-1932) | p. 45 |
Chaco War (1932-35) | p. 51 |
Post-Chaco War years (1936-54) | p. 52 |
Era of Alfredo Stroessner (1954-89) | p. 57 |
Transition period (1989-present) | p. 64 |
Biographies, Autobiographies and Memoirs | p. 69 |
Population | p. 76 |
Nationalities and Minorities | p. 79 |
General | p. 79 |
Mennonites | p. 81 |
Indigenous peoples | p. 82 |
Guarani Language | p. 88 |
General | p. 88 |
Dictionaries | p. 89 |
Bilingualism | p. 90 |
Religion | p. 93 |
Roman Catholic | p. 93 |
Protestant churches | p. 94 |
Social Conditions | p. 96 |
General | p. 96 |
Land tenure | p. 96 |
Social structure | p. 97 |
Social problems | p. 100 |
Poverty | p. 102 |
Social movements | p. 103 |
Small-farmer organizations | p. 104 |
Women and Gender Issues | p. 106 |
Social Services, Health and Welfare | p. 110 |
General | p. 110 |
Health | p. 110 |
Housing | p. 111 |
Social security | p. 113 |
Politics | p. 114 |
Human Rights | p. 118 |
Constitution and Legal System | p. 122 |
The Military | p. 125 |
Public Sector and Governance | p. 127 |
General | p. 127 |
Local government and decentralization | p. 129 |
Foreign Relations | p. 132 |
Economy | p. 135 |
General | p. 135 |
Regional and local | p. 141 |
Mercosur | p. 142 |
Hydroelectricity | p. 143 |
Banking, Finance and Monetary Policy | p. 146 |
Foreign Trade | p. 148 |
Industry | p. 149 |
Agriculture and Forestry | p. 151 |
Transport | p. 155 |
Labour Movement and Trade Unions | p. 156 |
Statistics | p. 158 |
Environment | p. 161 |
General | p. 161 |
Urban planning | p. 163 |
Education | p. 165 |
Science and Technology | p. 167 |
Literature | p. 169 |
General | p. 169 |
Major writers | p. 172 |
Augusto Roa Bastos | p. 172 |
Gabriel Cassacia | p. 174 |
Translations | p. 174 |
Foreign novels set in Paraguay | p. 175 |
The Arts | p. 176 |
General | p. 176 |
Visual arts | p. 177 |
Music and dance | p. 179 |
Theatre | p. 181 |
Customs, Festivals and Folklore | p. 182 |
General | p. 182 |
Folklore | p. 183 |
Festivals and costume | p. 185 |
Food and Drink | p. 186 |
Sports and Recreation | p. 187 |
Libraries, Art Galleries, Museums and Archives | p. 190 |
Mass Media | p. 193 |
Newspapers | p. 193 |
Magazines | p. 194 |
Professional Periodicals | p. 197 |
Academic and Professional Journals | p. 199 |
Encyclopaedias, Directories and Reference Works | p. 201 |
Biographical Dictionaries | p. 202 |
Bibliographies | p. 203 |
Index of Authors | p. 209 |
Index of Titles | p. 217 |
Index of Subjects | p. 233 |
Map of Paraguay | p. 251 |
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