An Agrarian Republic (Paperback)
Commercial Agriculture and the Politics of Peasant Communities in El Salvador, 1823–1914
Series: Pitt Latin American Series
Pages: 336
ISBN: 9780822957003
Published: 17th June 1999
Casemate UK Academic
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With unprecedented use of local and national sources, Lauria-Santiago presents a more complex portrait of El Salvador than has ever been ventured before. Using thoroughly researched regional case studies, Lauria-Santiago uncovers an astonishing variety of patterns in land use, labor, and the organization of production. He finds a diverse, commercially active peasantry that was deeply involved with local and national networks of power. An Agrarian Republic challenges the accepted vision of Central America in the nineteenth century and critiques the "liberal oligarchic hegemony" model of El Salvador. Detailed discussions of Ladino victories and successful Indian resistance give a perspective on Ladinization that does not rely on a polarized understanding of ethnic identity.