Bringing war back in : victory, defeat, and the state in nineteenth-century Latin America /

"This book offers new insights on how war made the state. It shows that wars can affect state-building trajectories long after they end and demonstrates that the relative capacity of Latin American states today can be traced back to nineteenth-century war outcomes"--

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Schenoni, Luis L. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, [2024]
Subjects:	Latin America > Politics and government > 1830-1948. Politics and war > Latin America > History > 19th century. Nation-building > Latin America > History > 19th century. Latin America > History, Military > 19th century. Amérique latine > Politique et gouvernement > 1830-1948. Politique et guerre > Amérique latine > Histoire > 19e siècle. Reconstruction d'une nation > Amérique latine > Histoire > 19e siècle. Amérique latine > Histoire militaire > 19e siècle.

Table of Contents:

Overview
Classical Bellicist Theory
Blood and Debt in Europe and Latin America
Preparation for War and Mobilization
War Outcomes and State Building
The State Capacity Ranking c. 1900
War and the State in the River Plate
War and the State in the Pacific
War and the State in Mexico and Central America.