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Contents List of Illustrations ix List of Tables xi Preface xiii Part One. Liberals and Conservatives 1. The Colonial Burden 3 2. Conservatives and Liberals, 1821-1837 19 3. The Carrera Revolt 56 4. Morazan 84 5. Consolidation 102 6. The Caudillo 123 7. Morazan Again 148 Part Two. The ConservativeCitadel 8. The Republic of Guatemala 171 9. The Revolution of 1848 190 10. Arada 229 11. The Conservative Citadel 247 12. PresidenteVitalicio 264 vii viii / Contents 13. Nicaragua 282 14. The Pax Carrera 299 15. El Salvador 315 16. The Transition to Liberalism 331 Part Three. SocioeconomicChange in Carrera's Guatemala 17. Infrastructure Development in ConservativeGuatemala 351 18. Production for Consumption and Export 371 19. Currency and Government Finance 395 20. ConservativeSocial Policy 418 21. Education and Culture 435 22. Conclusions 456 Appendix. Principal Commercial Houses During the Decade 1860-1870: Their Proprietors and Activities 471 Notes 475 Bibliography 589 Index 615 ...

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