Origins and Evolution of the South American Soybean Empire

Herbert S. Klein is the Gouverneur Morris Emeritus Professor of History, Columbia University, USA, and a Research Fellow at the Hoover Institute, Stanford University. He was formerly a Professor of History and Director of the Center for Latin American Studies at Stanford University. Francisco Vidal Luna holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil. He was a Professor in the Faculdade de Economia e Administração (FEA) of USP from 1973 to 1997.

• Chapter 1 The Origin and Evolution of the Soybean Empire of South America.- Chapter 2 Soybeans and the Growth of Brazilian Modern Agriculture.- Chapter 3 The Soybean Revolution in Argentina.- Chapter 4 Production of Soybeans in Paraguay .- Chapter 5 Soybeans and the Modernization of Bolivian Agriculture.- Chapter 6 The Evolution of the Soybean Economy in Uruguay.- Chapter 7 Regional Trends and Sustainability.