03034pam a2200337 a 4500 101170 101170 BJBSDDR 20230410143417.0 ta 921102s1993 ncub b s001 0 eng 0807820784 (alk. paper) 1560000 DLC DLC spa spa s-py--- 115 F 2688 L675p 1993 989.2/06 20 Lewis, Paul H. Political parties and generations in Paraguay's Liberal era, 1869-1940 / by Paul H. Lewis. Chapel Hill [N.C.] : University of North Carolina Press, c1993. 227 p. : maps ; 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-219) and index. Preface -- Maps -- Introduction (starting p. 1) -- 1 The Family Origins (starting p. 15) -- 2 From Familial Politics to Personalismo (starting p. 32) -- 3 The Emergence of a Two-Party System (starting p. 50) -- 4 The Colorado Era (starting p. 68) -- 5 Realignment and Regime Change (starting p. 84) -- 6 The Radical Liberals in Power (starting p. 104) -- 7 The Climax of Radical Liberal Rule (starting p. 123) -- 8 The Rise of Nationalism (starting p. 144) -- 9 Revolutionary Paraguay (starting p. 160) -- Summary and Conclusion (starting p. 184) -- Notes (starting p. 195) -- Bibliography (starting p. 213) -- Index (starting p. 221) From a North American perspective, the turbulence that dominated Paraguayan politics during the Liberal Era (1869-1940) appears so pervasive as to approach anarchy. But in this seemingly haphazard succession of administrations, political machines, and governmental systems, Paul Lewis sees a pattern of evolution. His pathbreaking examination of political institutionalization employs the concept of political generations to explain Paraguayan conflict and change while analyzing a significant but understudied period of Paraguayan history. Lewis chronicles the growth of the two major Paraguayan parties, the Liberals and the Colorados, from their early days as political clubs through a period of personalist caudillo politics, national machine politics, and finally institutionalized party politics. He argues that coalitions formed along generational lines to pursue goals based on shared interests and then held power until a new - and often younger - group with a different political agenda pushed them aside. By tying the rise and fall of party fortunes to generational change, Lewis constructs a multistage theory of political party development. Through this case study, he makes sense not only of Paraguay's Liberal Era but also of political turmoil in many Latin American states. Political parties Paraguay History. Paraguay Politics and government 1870-1938. Paraguay Política y gobierno 1870-1938 9957 Paraguay Política y gobierno 1938-1954. 9957 Paraguay Politics and government 1938-1954. lcc BK PP 0 0 0 0 RR BJB BJB RR 2023-04-10 0 115 F 2688 L675p 1993 00000101274 2019-01-21 00:00:00 1 2019-01-21 BK