| The Divine Charter: Constitutionalism and Liberalism in Nineteenth-Century Mexico Contributor(s): Rodríguez O., Jaime E. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0742537102 ISBN-13: 9780742537101 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $153.90 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2004 Annotation: Although Mexico began its national life in 1821 as one of the most liberal democracies in the world, it ended the century with an authoritarian regime. Examining this defining process, distinguished historians focus on the evolution of Mexican liberalism from the perspectives of politics, the military, the Church, and the economy. Based on extensive archival research, the chapters demonstrate thatdespite widely held assumptionsliberalism was not an alien ideology unsuited to Mexico's traditional, conservative, and multiethnic society. As the first systematic exploration of the country's liberal tradition, this volume provides a nuanced and comprehensive analysis of the transformation of liberalism in Mexico. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Latin America - Mexico - Political Science |
| Dewey: 342.720 |
| LCCN: 2004014122 |
| Series: Latin American Silhouettes |
| Physical Information: 416 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - Mexican |
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| Publisher Description: Although Mexico began its national life in the 1821 as one of the most liberal democracies in the world, it ended the century with an authoritarian regime. Examining this defining process, distinguished historians focus on the evolution of Mexican liberalism from the perspectives of politics, the military, the Church, and the economy. Based on extensive archival research, the chapters demonstrate that--despite widely held assumptions--liberalism was not an alien ideology unsuited to Mexico's traditional, conservative, and multiethnic society. On the contrary, liberalism in New Spain arose from Hispanic culture, which drew upon a shared European tradition reaching back to ancient Greece. This volume provides the first systematic exploration of the evolution of Mexican liberal traditions in the nineteenth century. The chapters assess the changes in liberal ideology, the nature of federalism, efforts to create stability with a liberal monarchy in the 1860s, the Church's accommodation to the new liberal order, the role of the army and of the civil militias, the liberal tax system, and attempts to modernize the economy in the latter part of the century. Taken together, these essays provide a nuanced and comprehensive analysis of the transformation of liberalism in Mexico. Contributions by: Christon I. Archer, William H. Beezley, Marcello Carmagnani, Manuel Chust, Brian Connaughton, Robert H. Duncan, Aldo Flores-Quiroga, Alicia Hern ndez Ch vez, Sandra Kuntz Ficker, Andr s Res ndez, Jaime E. Rodr guez O., and Jos Antonio Serrano Ortega |