Armies, politics and revolution : Chile, 1808-1826 / Juan Luis Ossa Santa Cruz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ossa Santa Cruz, Juan Luis, author.

Series:

Liverpool Latin American studies ; New Series 13.

Liverpool Latin American Studies ; New Series 13

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chile. Ejército--History--19th century.

Chile.

Chile--History--1810-.

Chile--History, Military--19th century.

Chile--Politics and government--19th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : maps (black and white).

Place of Publication:

Liverpool, [England] : Liverpool University Press, 2014.

Summary:

This work studies the political role of the Chilean military during the years 1808-1826. Beginning with the fall of the Spanish monarchy to Napoleon in 1808 and ending immediately after the last royalist contingents were expelled from the island of Chiloe, it does not seek to give a full picture of the participation of military men on the battlefield but rather to interpret their involvement in local politics. In so doing it makes a contribution to the understanding of Chile's revolution of independence, as well as to discuss some of the most recent historiographical contributions on the role of the military in the creation of the Chilean republic.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-78138-744-3

1-78138-490-8

OCLC:

970632751