| The Independence of Spanish America Contributor(s): Rodríguez, Jaime E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521626730 ISBN-13: 9780521626736 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $31.34 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1998 Annotation: The author provides a new interpretation of the process of Spanish American independence (1808-1826); one that emphasizes political processes and cultural continuities, instead of the break with Spain. He examines the representative government and popular elections of 1812 and argues that independence did not constitute an anticolonial movement, as many scholars assert, but rather formed part of the broader Spanish political revolution. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Latin America - South America - History | Europe - Renaissance |
| Dewey: 980.02 |
| LCCN: 97036310 |
| Series: Cambridge Latin American Studies (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6" W x 8.9" (1.00 lbs) 296 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - Latin America |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book provides a new interpretation of the process of Spanish American independence (1808-1826); one that emphasizes political processes and cultural continuities, instead of the break with Spain. It is the first book to examine the representative government and popular elections introduced by the Spanish Constitution of 1812. Rodr guez O. argues that independence did not constitute an anticolonial movement, as many scholars assert, but rather formed part of the broader Spanish political revolution. In America, supporters of the government in Spain struggled with local juntas for control. |