Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Tables and Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction 1
6. 1 Viera’s Inauguration 9
7. 2 Piedras Blancas 17
8. 3 Constitutional Reform 27
9. 4 Batlle’s Reforms 31
10. 5 The Eight-hour Day 41
11. 6 Education 55
12. 7 Rancher Opposition 63
13. 8 Old-age Pensions 71
14. 9 Catholicism in Our Times 77
15. 10 Campaigning 83
16. 11 Enforcing the Eight-hour Day 91
17. 12 Explaining the Colegiado 97
18. 13 Opposing the Colegiado 107
19. 14 The Right to Food 113
20. 15 Vote Colegialist or Stay Home? 119
21. 16 Election Eve 125
22. 17 The Defeat of the Colegiado 135
23. 18 Viera’s Halt 143
24. 19 Batlle’s Burial 161
25. 20 The Grand Solution 167
26. 21 A New Cabinet 177
27. 22 The Election of 14 January 1917 189
28. 23 Batlle Resurrected 207
29. 24 The Committee of Eight and the New Constitution 221
30. 25 Where Will the New Constitution Take Us? 237
31. 26 Uruguay Wins Diplomatically 249
32. 27 Viera Ends the Halt 255
33. 28 Batlle’s “My Conduct in the Reform” 261
34. Epilogue 269
35. Index 275
36. About the Book 295