Uruguay

The History of South America's Most Successful Country

By: Peter V.N. Henderson

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Hardcover | 1 April 2025

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229 Pages

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22.86 x 15.24 x 1.91

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Peter V. N. Henderson provides a sweeping look at Uruguayâs political, economic, and social history from colonial times to the twenty-first century within a transnational context. This book dives into the countryâs unique history that resulted in its nickname as âthe Switzerland of South Americaâ because of its broad democracy, balanced economy, sizable middle class, secular values, higher literacy rates, and generous and inclusive social legislation.

Uruguayâs origin is richly detailed, from its pre-colonial roots as Banda Oriental, to European colonization and the Spanish settlement of Montevideo, to the legendary caudillos Juan Lavalleja and Manuel Oribe and the creation of the independent state of Uruguay in 1828. Like other Latin American countries, it struggled with state formation. Then, a major change occurred at the end of the nineteenth century: policies following trends of modernization drastically overhauled the nationâs economic and social infrastructure and a national identity emerged in poetry and the arts. This book dives into the presidency of Jos© Batlle y Ord³±ez, the countryâs involvement in World War II, and its economic and political collapse and eventual military seizure of the government in 1973. In 1985, the dictatorship reluctantly left power, and the country transitioned to its original democratic values. Social welfare programs, green energy programs unheard of in South America, and progressive policies flourish into the twenty-first century.

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