From Sovereign Villages to National States - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook From Sovereign Villages to National States write by Jordana Dym. This book was released on 2006. From Sovereign Villages to National States available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Dym's analysis of Central America's early nineteenth-century politics shows nation-state formation to be a city-driven process that transformed colonial provinces into enduring states.
Re-Imagining Democracy in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1780-1870
Re-Imagining Democracy in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1780-1870 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Re-Imagining Democracy in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1780-1870 write by Eduardo Posada-Carbo. This book was released on 2023. Re-Imagining Democracy in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1780-1870 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "This book explores the ways in which people in Latin America and the Caribbean joined with others in Europe and the United States to re-imagine the ancient term "democracy", so as to give it relevance and power in the modern world. In all these regions, that process largely followed the French Revolution; in Latin America it more especially followed independence movements of the 1810s and 20s. The book looks at how a variety of political actors and commentators used the term to characterize or argue about modern conditions through the ensuing half-century; by 1870, it was firmly established in mainstream political lexicons throughout the region. Following introductory scene-setting and overview chapters, specialists contribute wide-ranging accounts of aspects of the context in which the word was "re-imagined"; six final chapters explore differences in its fortune from place to place"--
The Vanguard of the Atlantic World
The Vanguard of the Atlantic World - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Vanguard of the Atlantic World write by James E. Sanders. This book was released on 2014-10-03. The Vanguard of the Atlantic World available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In the nineteenth century, Latin America was home to the majority of the world's democratic republics. Many historians have dismissed these political experiments as corrupt pantomimes of governments of Western Europe and the United States. Challenging that perspective, James E. Sanders contends that Latin America in this period was a site of genuine political innovation and popular debate reflecting Latin Americans' visions of modernity. Drawing on archival sources in Mexico, Colombia, and Uruguay, Sanders traces the circulation of political discourse and democratic practice among urban elites, rural peasants, European immigrants, slaves, and freed blacks to show how and why ideas of liberty, democracy, and universalism gained widespread purchase across the region, mobilizing political consciousness and solidarity among diverse constituencies. In doing so, Sanders reframes the locus and meaning of political and cultural modernity.
Latecomer State Formation
Latecomer State Formation - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Latecomer State Formation write by Sebastián Mazzuca. This book was released on 2021-05-11. Latecomer State Formation available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A major contribution to the field of comparative state formation and the scholarship on long-term political development of Latin America "Ambitious and rich. . . . A sweeping and general theory of state formation and detailed historical reconstruction of essential events in Latin American political development. It combines structural elements with a novel emphasis on the political incentives and bargaining that shaped the map we have today."--Hillel David Soifer, Governance Latin American governments systematically fail to provide the key public goods for their societies to prosper. Sebastián Mazzuca argues that the secret of Latin America's failure is that its states were "born weak," in contrast to states in western Europe, North America, and Japan. State formation in post-Independence Latin America occurred in a period when capitalism, rather than war, was the key driver forging countries. In pursuing the short-term benefits of international trade, Latin American leaders created states with chronic weaknesses, notably patrimonial administrations and dysfunctional regional combinations. Mazzuca analyzes pathways leading to variations in country size and level of pacification: "port-led" state formation in Argentina and Brazil; "party-led" in Mexico, Colombia, and Uruguay; and "lord-led" in Central America, Venezuela, and Peru.
Latin American Independence
Latin American Independence - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Latin American Independence write by Sarah C. Chambers. This book was released on 2010-01-01. Latin American Independence available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "Rarely has the story of Latin American independence been told so richly and with such a plurality of voices. Chambers and Chasteen have expertly woven a comprehensive yet accessible historical tapestry of primary sources to tell the story of the Wars for Independence. The editors recover fascinating, lesser-known voices---many of which appear in English for the first time here---and situate them alongside canonical sources in rewarding and surprising ways. This is an indispensable resource for students and scholars alike, and an invitation to critically rethink the multiple meanings and resonance of Latin American independence." Christopher Conway, The University of Texas at Arlington "This magnificent collection gives voice to the many peoples---women and men, Blacks and Whites, natives and newcomers---who watched, fought, fled, and most especially put pen to paper as the Iberian empires broke up. All of them bring history to life. The introductions to each document, themselves valuable little essays, will guide even the untutored through the complex labyrinth of Latin America's first revolutions." Jeremy Adelman, Princeton University Maps and illustrations are included, as are a chronology of the Wars for Independence, suggestions for further reading, and a thorough index.
