Chile: the making of a republic, 1830-1865 : politics and ideas / Simon Collier.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Collier, Simon, author.

Series:

Cambridge Latin American studies ; 89.

Cambridge Latin American studies ; 89

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chile--Politics and government--1824-1920.

Chile.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxi, 271 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Chile enjoyed unique prestige among the Spanish American republics of the nineteenth century for its stable and increasingly liberal political tradition. How did this unusual story unfold? The tradition was forged in serious and occasionally violent conflicts between the dominant Conservative Party, which governed in an often authoritarian manner from 1830 to 1858, and the growing forces of political Liberalism. A major political realignment in 1857-8 paved the way for comprehensive liberalization. This book examines the formative period of the republic's history and combines an analysis of the ideas and assumptions of the Chilean political class with a narrative of the political process from the consolidation of the Conservative regime in the 1830s, to the beginnings of liberalization in the early 1860s. The book is based on a comprehensive survey of the writings and speeches of politicians and the often rumbustious Chilean press of the period.

Contents:

The early republic: a sketch

The conservative system

Authoritarians and moderates, 1835-1846

The liberal challenge, 1846-1851

Progress and its instruments

Political argument

Model republic

Looking outward

The conservative defection, 1851-1858

The triumph of liberty, 1859-1864.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-262) and index.

ISBN:

1-107-13784-5

1-280-16310-0

0-511-06252-4

0-511-12143-1

0-511-20408-6

0-511-33089-8

0-511-51207-4

0-511-07098-5

OCLC:

171135933