ABOUT THIS BOOK

A scholarly study of Paraguay in the decades dominated by the Colorados, immediately following the Allied occupation of the country after the disastrous War of the Triple Alliance, when half of Paraguay's population died. This period of rebirth saw the formal organization of Paraguay's major political parties, the Colorados and the Liberals, and the dominance of the Colorados until the Liberal revolution of 1904.

AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY

Harris Gaylord Warren (1906-1988) was professor of history at Miami University of Ohio.

REVIEWS

“A superb account of a nation almost literally climbing from the ashes. Quite simply, this is the first academic treatment of the era, because of the destruction, theft, 'misplacement' and 'protection' of much of the documentary material. . . . only one who truly understands the Paraguayan past and has worked in it for decades would even attempt the task. . . . An exceptional book.”
—The Americas

“Gaylord Warren's new book is a detailed, descriptive survey of Paraguay during the years when a new liberal order of capitalist democracy was being consolidated in the country under the guidance of a nascent Colorado party. . . . [It] enriches our understanding of Paraguay's late nineteenth-century political economy.”
—American Historical Review

“Not only was this work a joy to read; it is indispensable to any student of Paraguay and the Río de la Plata. The author deserves our thanks for this excellent and well-researched book.”
—Hispanic American Historical Review

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Contents

List of Tables

List of Maps

Preface

Prelude: The Heritage of War

Part I: The Colorado's Paraguay

1. The Land, the People, the Towns

2. The Government

Part II: The Political Way

3. Bareiro and the Colorado Triumph, 1878–1880

4. Bernardino Caballero, 1880–1886

5. Escobar and Party Formation, 1886–1890

6. The Trials of González, 1890–1894

7. Egusquiza and the Politics of Conciliation, 1894–1898

8. Aceval and the Failure of Conciliation, 1898–1902

9. End of the First Colorado Era: Escurra and the Revolution of 1904

10. Sparring with Old Enemies

11. Colorados and the Chaco Boreal

Part III: The Economic Way

12. The National Patrimony

13. Foundations of a Capitalist State

14. Basic Industries

15. Foreign Trade

16. The Wonderland of Government Finance and Banking

Part IV: The Social Way

17. Immigration and Colonization

18. The Growth of Agricultural Colonies

19. People and Society

20. Literature, Education, and Religion

In Retrospect

Abbreviations

Notes

Bibliography

Index

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