1. Geography and Pre-Columbian Civilization 2. The Creation of a Colonial Society 3. Late Colonial Society: Crisis and Growth 4. Revolution and the Creation of a Nation-State, 1809-1841 5. The Crisis of the State, 1841-1880 6. The Ages of Silver and Tin, 1880-1932 7. Disintegration of the Established Order, 1932-1952 8. The National Revolution, 1952-1964 9. The Military Interregnum, 1964-1982 10. The End of an Era and a Difficult Transition Political Chronology Bibliographical Essay Tables Index