Independence in Latin America / PRINT
Richard Graham.
- First edition
- New York : Alfred A. Knopf. 1972.
- xiii, 140, v pages ; 21 cm
- Studies in world civilization .
- Studies in world civilization. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-138) and index.
A century of change. Political structure ; Hacienda and plantation ; Trade ; Hierarchy, power, and education ; Religion ; Portuguese America -- Reactions to change. Argentina: regions ; Argentina: groups ; Chile: regions ; Chile: groups -- Lords and servants. Venezuela: regions ; Venezuela: groups ; Mexico: regions ; Mexico: groups -- Satisfaction with colonial status. Peru and Bolivia ; Brazil: regions ; Brazil: groups -- European events. Spain and France 1788-1805 ; Spain and England 1797-1807 ; Portugal 1807-1808 ; Spain 1807-1814 -- Tracing causes in Spanish America. Military force ; Interest groups ; Ideas ; Constitutional crisis -- The first war of independence. Argentina ; Uruguay ; Chile ; Venezuela ; Colombia ; Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia ; Mexico ; Brazil -- The second war of independence. Repercussion of European events ; Leadership ; Argentina and Uruguay ; Venezuela and Colombia ; Chile, Peru, and Bolivia ; Mexico ; Brazil -- The meaning of independence. Europeanization ; Modernization ; Instability and the caudillo.
039431641X 9780394316413 0075536994 9780075536994
70152716
1806-1830
Latin America--History--Wars of Independence, 1806-1830.