Anthony McFarlane

War and Independence In Spanish America

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Warfare, Revolution, and Independence in Spanish America provides a unified account of war in Spanish America during the period after the collapse of the Spanish government in 1808. It traces the courses and consequences of war in both a broad narrative of the development and distribution of armed conflict, and analyzes its characteristics and patterns. It maps the main arenas of war, traces the major campaigns by both rebels and royalists, and comments on the crucial battles fought by the contending forces. Readers will come away with a fully realized understanding of the impact of war and military mobilization on Spanish American societies and states.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 464
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Oktober 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 155mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 706g
• ISBN-13: 9781857287837
• ISBN-10: 1857287835
• Artikelnr.: 25916614

Autorenporträt

Anthony McFarlane is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Warwick, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Part I: War and the Crisis of the Spanish Monarchy 1. War in
the Spanish Empire 2. Kingdoms in Crisis 3. Paths to War Part II: Theatres
of War in Spanish America, 1810-15 4. Civic Wars and First Republics: New
Granada and Venezuela, 1810-12 5. 'War to the Death' in Venezuela and the
Dissolution of Independent New Granada, 1813-15 6. Revolution on the
Offensive: The Campaigns of Buenos Aires, 1810-11 7. Counter-Revolution
against the United Provinces, 1811-15 8. Insurrection in Mexico, 1810-11 9.
Insurgency and Counter-Insurgency in Mexico Part III: Reconquest and
Liberation, 1815-1825 10. Restoration and Reconquest 11. Republic Rearmed:
The Birth of Colombia 12. War in the Southern Cone 13. Bolivar and the Fall
of Royalist Peru Afterword Bibliography