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Independence for ?the other America? between 1808 and 1824 was one of history?s key moments of decolonization. Napoleon?s 1807-08 invasion of Spain and Portugal unleashed restless energies in Spanish and Portuguese-speaking America. A score of new American nations eventually emerged from these struggles, terribly encumbered by the legacy of colonialism, yet pointing unmistakably forward in world history. In this vivid account, a cast of leading characters plays on a stage spanning three continents. Here are the famous leaders ? Father Hidalgo and Father Morelos, Simón Bolívar, José de San…mehr

Produktbeschreibung
Independence for ?the other America? between 1808 and 1824 was one of history?s key moments of decolonization. Napoleon?s 1807-08 invasion of Spain and Portugal unleashed restless energies in Spanish and Portuguese-speaking America. A score of new American nations eventually emerged from these struggles, terribly encumbered by the legacy of colonialism, yet pointing unmistakably forward in world history. In this vivid account, a cast of leading characters plays on a stage spanning three continents. Here are the famous leaders ? Father Hidalgo and Father Morelos, Simón Bolívar, José de San Martín, Bernardo O?Higgins and many, many others ? along with lesser known patriot women and indigenous rebels.
Autorenporträt
John Charles Chasteen is Patterson Distinguished Term Professor of History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Both a writer and a translator, his books include Born in Blood and Fire: A Concise History of Latin America.