Simón Bolívar : liberation and disappointment
David Bushnell
Bok · Engelsk · 2004
| Omfang | xii, 212 sider : illustrasjoner
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| Opplysninger | Origins and early adventures (1783-1808) -- From Imperial Crisis to the First Republic of Venezuela (1808-1812) -- Resurrection and New Collapse of the Republic (1812-1814) -- New Granadan and Caribbean Interlude (1814-1816) -- Revolutionary rebirth and reorientation (1817-1819) -- The invention of Colombia (1819-1821) -- South to Quito (1821-1823) -- Apogee : Peru and Bolivia (1823-1826) -- The beginnings of the end : Colombia coming undone (1826-1828) -- The last dictatorship (1828-1830). - Provides a through background for Bolívar's "contradictory" life, from his birth into colonial aristocracy to his leadership of a revolution to his tactical alliance with the Roman Catholic Church; addresses many of the principles for which Bolívar fought, such as abolition of slavery and legal equality for all races and social classes; reviews his efforts to obtain a British protectorate over his alliance; places events in the context of the Enlightenment "world," showing the norms and conditions that spurred change; and details the influence Bolívar had on radical movements and events during the course of the revolutions in Latin America and documents the challenges he faced in leading a revolution.
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| Emner | Bolivar, Simon , 1783-1830
Heads of state - South America general nasjonalist frigjøringskamp 1800-tallet Vis mer... Venezuela Sør-Amerika
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| ISBN | 0321156676
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