xvii, 319 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 302-310) and index.
Contents
Santiago in the early twentieth century -- The first decades of municipal autonomy (1891-1910) -- Municipal reform and its results (1910-1920) -- Santiago in 1920 -- The municipality of Santiago and the first Alessandri administration (1921-1924) -- Santiago under the Junta de Vecinos (1924-1927) -- Santiago and the Ibáñez regime (1927-1931) -- Santiago in 1930 -- Turmoil and transition (1931-1935) -- Restoration of the elected municipality (1935) -- Political realignment, polarization, and the popular front (1936-1938) -- An alcaldesa of the popular front (1938-1940) -- Santiago in the early 1940s.