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

• Peru in ProfileSeries ForewordAcknowledgmentsTimeline of Historical Events1 The Three Worlds of Peru2 Empires of the Andes3 Spanish Colonial Peru4 Independence to the War of the Pacific5 Aristocrats to Populists in Peruvian National Affairs, 1895–19306 Populism and Dictatorship in Depression and War, 1930–19487 Reform to Revolution in Peru, 1948–19808 Terror and Renewal, 1980–2008Notable People in the History of PeruSelected BibliographyIndexPhoto essay follows page

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

• Peru in ProfileSeries ForewordAcknowledgmentsTimeline of Historical Events1 The Three Worlds of Peru2 Empires of the Andes3 Spanish Colonial Peru4 Independence to the War of the Pacific5 Aristocrats to Populists in Peruvian National Affairs, 1895–19306 Populism and Dictatorship in Depression and War, 1930–19487 Reform to Revolution in Peru, 1948–19808 Terror and Renewal, 1980–2008Notable People in the History of PeruSelected BibliographyIndexPhoto essay follows page

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

• Peru in ProfileSeries ForewordAcknowledgmentsTimeline of Historical Events1 The Three Worlds of Peru2 Empires of the Andes3 Spanish Colonial Peru4 Independence to the War of the Pacific5 Aristocrats to Populists in Peruvian National Affairs, 1895–19306 Populism and Dictatorship in Depression and War, 1930–19487 Reform to Revolution in Peru, 1948–19808 Terror and Renewal, 1980–2008Notable People in the History of PeruSelected BibliographyIndexPhoto essay follows page