Empire's End : Transnational Connections in the Hispanic World / edited by Akiko Tsuchiya & William G. Acree.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Acree, William G., Jr.

Tsuchiya, Akiko, 1959-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human rights--Spain--Colonies--History--19th century--Congresses.

Imperialism--Social aspects--Spain--Colonies--History--19th century--Congresses.

Transnationalism--History--19th century--Congresses.

Africa, North--History--19th century--Congresses.

Philippines--History--1812-1898--Congresses.

Latin America--History--1830-1898--Congresses.

Spain--Colonies--Race relations--History--19th century--Congresses.

Spain--Colonies--Social conditions--19th century--Congresses.

Spain--Relations--Congresses.

Spain--Colonies--History--19th century--Congresses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (230 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Nashville, Tennessee : Vanderbilt University Press, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Empire's End examines the transnational impact of the Spanish empire during the nineteenth century, when it lost its colonies in Spanish America and the Philippines, and beyond. Chapters treat the links between the nation's imperial legacy and race, slavery, politics, cultural production and consumption, and the fields of Hispanic and Transatlantic Studies"--Provided by publisher.

"The fall of the Spanish Empire: that period in the nineteenth century when it lost its colonies in Spanish America and the Philippines. How did it happen? What did the process of the 'end of empire' look like? Empire's End considers the nation's imperial legacy beyond this period, all the way up to the present moment. In addition to scrutinizing the political, economic, and social implications of this 'end,' these chapters emphasize the cultural impact of this process through an analysis of a wide range of representations--literature, literary histories, periodical publications, scientific texts, national symbols, museums, architectural monuments, and tourist routes--that formed the basis of transnational connections and exchange. The book breaks new ground by addressing the ramifications of Spain's imperial project in relation to its former colonies, not only in Spanish America, but also in North Africa and the Philippines, thus generating new insights into the circuits of cultural exchange that link these four geographical areas that are rarely considered together. Empire's End showcases the work of scholars of literature, cultural studies, and history, centering on four interrelated issues crucial to understanding the end of the Spanish empire: the mappings of the Hispanic Atlantic, race, human rights, and the legacies of empire"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction / Akiko Tsuchiya

Part I: Atlantic Cartographies

Hispanism, Transatlantic Studies, and the Problem of Cultural History / Sebastiaan Faber

Liverpool and the Luso-Hispanic World : Negotiating Global Histories at Empire's End / Kirsty Hooper

Part II: Racial Theory : from Imperial Formation to Nostalgic Celebration

The Genius of Columbus and the Mixture of Races : How the Rhetoric of Fusion Defined the End and Beginning of Empire and in Nineteenth- and Early Twentieth-Century Spain / Joshua Goode

Theorizing Racial Hybridity in Nineteenth-Century Spain and Spanish America / Alda Blanco

"El color nacional" : Race, Nation, and the Philippine Ilustrados / Joyce Tolliver

Part III: Slavery, Empire, and the Problem of Freedom

Spanish Prisoners : War and Captivity in Spain's Imperial Crisis

Christopher Schmidt-Nowara

Empire's End, Long Live the Empire: The Rise and Fall of Empires in the Spanish Caribbean of the Nineteenth Century / William Luis

Part IV: Cultural Legacies of Empire

The Spanish Empire on the Wane : Africa, Galdos, and the Moroccan Wars / Michael Ugarte

Inscribing Indianos into Modern Imperial Histories / Lisa Surwillo

Hispanic Studies and the Legacy of Empire / Alejandro Mejias-Lopez.

Notes:

Studies from a symposium entitled "Empire's End : Transnational Connections in the Hispanic World, 1808-1898," held at Washington University in St. Louis in February 2012.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780826503763

0826503764

9780826520784

0826520782

OCLC:

942000047