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Loading... The Spanish American Revolutions 1808-1826 (Second Edition) (Revolutions in the Modern World) (original 1973; edition 1986)by John Lynch
Work InformationThe Spanish American revolutions, 1808-1826 by John Lynch (1973)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. The writing can be a bit dry sometimes and you can get overwhelmed with too many characters and events but I would still rate this a 5-star as the author did a really great job in breaking down the complexities of the events narrated. This book will definitely aid in learning about this time period and the personalities involved even for someone who don’t know much about latin american history. ( ) no reviews | add a review
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References to this work on external resources. Wikipedia in English (10)John Lynch provides a brilliant survey of the men and the movements during these critical years. He views the revolutionary outbreak as the culmination of a long process of alienation from Spain during which Spanish Americans became aware of their own identity, conscious of their own culture, and jealous of their own resources. He traces the forces of independence as they gathered momentum and spread across the subcontinent in two great waves converging on Peru. He also explains why the heroic liberators, among them San Martín, Bolívar, and O'Higgins, were unable to prevent the revolutions from ultimately turning into counterrevolutions that frustrated their efforts to create new societies. In the second edition, Lynch adds a section on Central America and incorporates the latest work being done on the origins and aftermaths of these revolutions. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)980.02History and Geography South America History of South America History of South America Period of struggles for independence, 1806-1830LC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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