Machiavelli in the Spanish-Speaking Atlantic World, 1880-1940 : liberal and anti-liberal political thought / Leandro Losada.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Losada, Leandro, author.

Series:

Edinburgh studies in comparative political theory & intellectual history.

Edinburgh studies in comparative political theory & intellectual history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Machiavelli, Niccolò, 1469-1527--Influence.

Machiavelli, Niccolò.

Political science--Latin America--History--19th century.

Political science.

Political science--Latin America--History--20th century.

Liberalism--Latin America--History--19th century.

Liberalism.

Liberalism--Latin America--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (218 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Combining historiography and political theory, this book compares different strands of Machiavelli's reception in South and North America, and between Hispanic America and Spain. It provides new insight into Machiavelli's writings and how they have been read in different contexts. The book analyses these readings focusing on some specific themes including: the relationship between politics and morals; the links between political power and freedom; debates about political realism; reflections on liberalism and republicanism; and conceptions of time and history. The book argues that Machiavelli had a significant impact on both liberal and anti-liberal authors from Argentina and Spain. For liberals, he represented a synonym of tyranny but also, in opposite way, he had offered a synthesis between republicanism and liberalism. For anti-liberals, he was associated with Modernity and liberalism.

Explores the reception of Machiavelli's works in modern Latin America and Spanish-speaking political thought between 1880 and 1940. Combining historiography and political theory, this book compares different strands of Machiavelli's reception in South and North America, and between Hispanic America and Spain. It provides new insight into Machiavelli's writings and how they have been read in different contexts. The book analyses these readings focusing on some specific themes including: the relationship between politics and morals; the links between political power and freedom; debates about political realism; reflections on liberalism and republicanism; and conceptions of time and history. The book argues that Machiavelli had a significant impact on both liberal and anti-liberal authors from Argentina and Spain. For liberals, he represented a synonym of tyranny but also, in opposite way, he had offered a synthesis between republicanism and liberalism. For anti-liberals, he was associated with Modernity and liberalism.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction: Machiavelli in the Spanish-Speaking Atlantic World - An Open Question

Chapter 1 The First Phase: Machiavelli's Reception Between 1880 and 1914

Chapter 2 Machiavelli and Political Realism

Chapter 3 Machiavelli and Anti-Liberalism

Chapter 4 Machiavelli and Freedom

Chapter 5 The Hispanic and North American Reception of Machiavelli in Comparative Perspective

Epilogue and Overview: Machiavelli in Spanish-Speaking Political Thought

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 17 Nov 2023).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-3995-1538-1

1-3995-1537-3

OCLC:

1374540083