{"product_id":"the-rise-and-fall-of-the-paraguayan-republic-1800-1870-llilas-latin-american-monograph-series-0292770170","title":"The Rise and Fall of the Paraguayan Republic, 1800-1870 (LLILAS Latin American Monograph Series)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0292770170\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Williams, John Hoyt\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eParaguay plays a very small role in the modern world, but for part of the nineteenth century it was a significant regional force. Between 1800 and 1865 it changed from an imperial backwater into a dynamic, dictator-led, financially sound nation. Then came the terrible War of the Triple Alliance, and by 1870 Paraguay had virtually been destroyed.John Hoyt Williams re-creates the eras people, places, and events in rich detail and a vigorous style, but this is much more than a mere narrative. His archival research in Paraguay and several other countries enables him to offer new facts and interpretations, correct a number of misapprehensions, and explode a few myths.He also provides the clearest, most objective portraits available of the three extraordinary men who ruled Paraguay during this time: Dr. José Gaspar de Francia, El Supremo; Carlos Antonio López, the Corpulent Despot; and Lópezs flamboyant son Francisco Solano López. Discussions of social, economic, and cultural conditions round out a masterly account of a remarkable historical period.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51730527125792,"sku":"NEW0292770170","price":33.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/61JlxPZJC6L.jpg?v=1779431487","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-paraguayan-republic-1800-1870-llilas-latin-american-monograph-series-0292770170","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}