Independence in Spanish America : civil wars, revolutions, and underdevelopment / Jay Kinsbruner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kinsbruner, Jay, author.

Series:

Diálogos (Albuquerque, N.M.)

Diálogos

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Self-determination, National--Latin America--History.

Self-determination, National.

Latin America--History--To 1830.

Latin America.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxiii, 187 p. ) ill., maps ;

Edition:

Second revised dialogos edition.

Place of Publication:

Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, [2000]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Sixteen nations emerged from the violent and cataclysmic wars of independence in Spanish America in the early nineteenth century. In overturning Spain's control of the Americas, such great military leaders as Simon Bolivar and Jose de San Martin unleashed both civil wars and revolutions between 1810 and 1824. The liberators set themselves up to govern the new states they created but quickly failed as rulers. They succumbed, in part, to change resulting from independence itself - a new political order." "Clearly laid out in this book is an insightful interpretation of a pivotal era in world history. The turbulent history of the independence movements is set forth with attention to key figures and their ideologies, regional differences, and the legacy of the wars of independence."--Jacket.

Contents:

1. By Way of Introduction

2. The Causes of Independence

3. The Late Colonial Revolts and Protests

4. The First Phase of the Independence Movements

5. The Second Phase of the Independence Movements

6. The Independence Leaders as Liberals

7. The Problems of Independence

8. Conclusion.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780826325594

0826325599

Publisher Number:

2027/heb01932 hdl