Explore Peru's long and rich history in this essential addition to the Greenwood Histories of the Modern Nations series, ideal for high school students and general readers.
DANIEL MASTERSON is Professor of History at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD.
Masterson (Japanese in Latin America) opens this comprehensive
reference with a three-page, at-a-glance summary of Peru, including
climate description, natural resource list, and economic statistics
as of July 2008. Following a time line of noteworthy events that
commences with 3200 B.C.E., the expansive subject is subsequently
divided into one broad introductory chapter and seven
chronologically organized chapters, from its legendary Andean
empires to its 2006 democratic transition. The book closes with a
longer reference list and a helpful glossary of significant
Peruvian figures, including politicians, singers, and writers.'
*Library Journal*
Masterson (history, US Naval Academy) begins by describing the
three environmental zones of the South American country—the Pacific
coast, the Andes Mountains, and the rain forests of the eastern
slopes—and how they have influenced life there from prehistoric
times to the present. Then he begins a historical narrative from
the precolumbian empires through the Spanish colony, independence,
and the various factions and leaders from the late 19th century to
the early 21st. A chronology and biographical sketches are
provided.
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