Between the Old and New Regime: Nineteenth Century Spanish American Political History
No. 33 (2007-01-01)Author(s)
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Federica Morelli
Abstract
This article analyzes the new historiographic perspectives developed in recent studies of 19th century Spanish American political history. Grouping these studies around three fundamental topics - political citizenship and nation building, violence and war, and the institutionalization of the state - it underlines how these new interpretations help modify the image of the 19th century as one characterized by violence, anarchy, and political boss-rule (caudillismo).
Keywords:
historiography, political history, Latin America, nineteenth century, political citizenship, nation, violence, war, the state