All societies have had personalist leaders. There is little dispute, however, that Spanish American caudillos have been more numerous and more pervasive than such leaders in other regions. Further, while the words caudillo and caudillismo are variants of dictator and dictatorshi…
All societies have had personalist leaders. There is little dispute, however, that Spanish American caudillos have been more numerous and more pervasive than such leaders in other regions. Further, while the words caudillo and caudillismo are variants of dictator and dictatorshi…
Now in its fifth edition, this leading reader has been updated to make it even more relevant to the study of contemporary Latin America. With its innovative combination of primary and secondary sources and editorial analysis, this text is designed to stimulate critical thinking …
"Now in its fifth edition, this leading reader has been updated with new readings and visual sources. This edition includes an added final chapter on current social movements to help students reflect on the ecological realities that inform their world. In addition, the "Legacies…
Proporcionado por el ed.: "Bandits and Liberals, Rebels and Saints" looks at nineteenth- and twentieth-century Latin American history, covering several major themes, such as banditry, liberalism, nationalism, revolutions, religion, and violence".
Back to banditry -- Toward an explanation of liberalism in nineteenth-century Latin America -- Religion and conflict in Latin America, 1820-1930 -- The little divergence : Peru and Mexico compared, 1780-1930 -- Hovering dwarf : Britain and Latin American revolutions in the twent…
""Bandits and Liberals, Rebels and Saints" looks at nineteenth- and twentieth-century Latin American history, covering several major themes, such as banditry, liberalism, nationalism, revolutions, religion, and violence"--
""Bandits and Liberals, Rebels and Saints" looks at nineteenth- and twentieth-century Latin American history, covering several major themes, such as banditry, liberalism, nationalism, revolutions, religion, and violence"--
This book explains how and why Belgium, a small but influential European country, was affected by its colonial activities in the Congo. "While the impact of a colonising metropole on subjected territories has been widely scrutinized, the effect of empire on the colonising count…
