Covers social life and culture, political practices, economics, and international influence throughout the ages in Peru, from the earliest social groups dating as far back as 500 B.C. to life today in the 21st century.

The three worlds of Peru -- Empires of the Andes -- Spanish colonial Peru -- Independence to the war of the pacific -- Aristocrats to populists in Peruvian national affairs, 1895-1930 -- Populism and dictatorship in times of depression and war, 1930-1948 -- Reform to revolution in Peru, 1948-1980 -- Terror and renewal, 1980-2008 -- Notable people in the history of Peru.