Rex A. Hudson, ed. Peru: A Country Study. Washington: GPO for the Library of Congress, 1992.

History
Pre-Inca Cultures
The Incas
Pizarro and the Conquistadors
Consolidation of Control
THE COLONIAL PERIOD
Demographic Collapse
The Colonial Economy
Colonial Administration
The Colonial Church
Indigenous Rebellions
INDEPENDENCE IMPOSED FROM WITHOUT
INSTABILITY AFTER INDEPENDENCE
THE GUANO ERA
Consolidation of the State
Failed Development
WAR WITH CHILE (War of the Pacific)
The New Militarism
The Aristocratic Republic
Impact of World War I
The Eleven-Year Rule
Impact of the Depression and World War II
Rural Stagnation and Social Mobilization
Military Reform from Above
Return to Democratic Rule

Geography
The Coastal Region
The Andean Highlands
High-Altitude Adaptations
The Amazonian Tropics
The Maritime Region
Natural Disasters and Their Impact
People, Property, and Farming

The Society 
POPULATION
Settlement Patterns
Urban, Rural, and Regional Populations
Demography of Growth, Migration, and Work
Regionalism and Political Divisions
CULTURE, CLASS, AND HIERARCHY IN SOCIETY
Indigenous Peoples
Legacy of Peonage
Elites
Military Classes
Urban Classes
FAMILY LIFE
COMMUNITY LIFE AND INSTITUTIONS
Catholicism and Community
Community Leadership
Landlords and Peasant Revolts in the Highlands
Shining Path and Its Impact
EDUCATION
Universities
HEALTH

The Economy
History of the Economy
Agriculture
Fishing
Manufacturing
Mining and Oil
Services
Banking
Tourism
Employment
Wages
Organized Labor
Poverty
Income Distribution
The Velasco Government
The Second Belaúnde Government
The García Government
The Fujimori Government

Government
GOVERNMENTAL SYSTEM
Constitutional Development
The President
The Legislature
The Judiciary
Public Administration
Local and Regional Government
The Electoral System
POLITICAL PARTIES
American Popular Revolutionary Alliance
Popular Action
The Christian Democrats
The Democratic Front
The Left
Change '90
Nonparty Organizations
INTEREST GROUPS
The Military
The Church
Economic Associations
Labor Unions
Students
News Media
POLITICAL TRENDS
Roots of the 1990-91 Crisis
The Transition to Democracy
The García Government, 1985-90
The 1990 Campaign and Elections
The Fujimori Government
FOREIGN RELATIONS

Bibliography

Cities in Peru: Arequipa, Cusco, Lima

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