The vanguard of the Atlantic world : creating modernity, nation, and democracy in nineteenth-century Latin America /
In the nineteenth century, Latin America was home to the majority of the world's democratic republics. Many historians have dismissed these political experiments as corrupt pantomimes of governments of Western Europe and the United States. Challenging that perspective, James E. Sanders contends...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Durham :
Duke University Press,
2014.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | In the nineteenth century, Latin America was home to the majority of the world's democratic republics. Many historians have dismissed these political experiments as corrupt pantomimes of governments of Western Europe and the United States. Challenging that perspective, James E. Sanders contends that Latin America in this period was a site of genuine political innovation and popular debate reflecting Latin Americans'' visions of modernity. |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (352 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0822357801 9780822357803 9781478092209 1478092203 |