Republics of knowledge : nations of the future in Latin America / Nicola Miller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Miller, Nicola, author.

Series:

Princeton scholarship online.

Princeton scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Knowledge, Theory of.

Nationalism--Latin America.

Nationalism.

Political science--Philosophy.

Political science.

Latin America--Civilization.

Latin America.

Latin America--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2021.

Summary:

The rise of nation-states is a hallmark of the modern age, yet we are still untangling how the phenomenon unfolded across the globe. This book offers new insights into the process of nation-making through an account of nineteenth-century Latin America, where, it argues, the identity of nascent republics was molded through previously underappreciated means: the creation and sharing of knowledge. Drawing evidence from Argentina, Chile, and Peru, the book traces the histories of these countries from the early 1800s, as they gained independence, to their centennial celebrations in the twentieth century. It identifies how public exchange of ideas affected policymaking, the emergence of a collective identity, and more.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Maps

Introduction

1. Public Libraries, Modern Nations

2. Repertoires of Knowledge

3. Writing in the Dark: A Market for Knowledge

4. Knowledge Brokers: How Drawing Teachers Made Nations Possible

5. Touchstones of Knowledge

6. Languages: Universal, National and Regional

7. Land and Territory: Making Natural Nations

8. Not the ‘Dismal Science’ but the ‘Lifeless’ One: Critiques of Classical Political Economy in Latin America

9. Infrastructure: Engineering Sovereignty

10. Education for Citizenship: Beyond Morality and Patriotism

Conclusion

Acknowledgements

Notes

Select Bibliography

Index

A NOTE ON THE TYPE

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2020.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on May 5, 2021).

ISBN:

9780691176758

0691176752

OCLC:

1190896577