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The Evolution of the Latin American Bourgeoisie: An Historical-Comparative Study

The Evolution of the Latin American Bourgeoisie: An Historical-Comparative Study The Evolution of the Latin American Bourgeoisie: An Historical-Comparative Study ANTON L. ALLAHAR* ABSTRACT In the struggle between the landowning lumpenbourgeoisie and the industrialists in 19th century Latin America victory tended to favour the former in most cases. In the principal coun- tries of the region (Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile and Mexico), the broader social, economic and political base of the landowners generally proved to be decisive. Through its alliances with the imperialist bourgeoisie, the local, export-oriented comprador bourgeoisie was able to triumph over its pro-industrial counterpart, and managed to condition the development of underdevelopment in the region as a whole. Introduction THE FOLLOWING IS A VERY GENERAL statement in which I seek to trace the broad evolutionary contours of the Latin American bourgeoisie. It is meant as a guide to more specific studies dealing with the questions of change and development in discreet Latin American societies. In this sense I run the risk referred to by Orlando Patterson when he noted in Slavery and Social Death, that the "generalist" lives in constant fear of the "specialist". By this he implied that those whose scientific pursuits are aimed at the acquisition of nomothetic knowledge and the discovery of http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png International Journal of Comparative Sociology (in 2002 continued as Comparative Sociology) Brill

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Publisher
Brill
Copyright
© 1990 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
0020-7152
eISSN
1745-2554
DOI
10.1163/002071590X00376
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Abstract

The Evolution of the Latin American Bourgeoisie: An Historical-Comparative Study ANTON L. ALLAHAR* ABSTRACT In the struggle between the landowning lumpenbourgeoisie and the industrialists in 19th century Latin America victory tended to favour the former in most cases. In the principal coun- tries of the region (Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile and Mexico), the broader social, economic and political base of the landowners generally proved to be decisive. Through its alliances with the imperialist bourgeoisie, the local, export-oriented comprador bourgeoisie was able to triumph over its pro-industrial counterpart, and managed to condition the development of underdevelopment in the region as a whole. Introduction THE FOLLOWING IS A VERY GENERAL statement in which I seek to trace the broad evolutionary contours of the Latin American bourgeoisie. It is meant as a guide to more specific studies dealing with the questions of change and development in discreet Latin American societies. In this sense I run the risk referred to by Orlando Patterson when he noted in Slavery and Social Death, that the "generalist" lives in constant fear of the "specialist". By this he implied that those whose scientific pursuits are aimed at the acquisition of nomothetic knowledge and the discovery of

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International Journal of Comparative Sociology (in 2002 continued as Comparative Sociology)Brill

Published: Jan 1, 1990

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