Joshua Simon

The Ideology of Creole Revolution

Imperialism and Independence in American and Latin American Political Thought

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book explores the surprising similarities in the political ideas of the American and Latin American independence movements.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 284
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Juni 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 160mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 544g
• ISBN-13: 9781107158474
• ISBN-10: 1107158478
• Artikelnr.: 48499065

Autorenporträt

Joshua Simon is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, New York. His research focuses on American and Latin constitutions, and approaches to foreign policy. He has also studied American and Latin American adaptations of European traditions of political thought, including republicanism, liberalism, positivism, and Marxism.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: the ideas of American independence in comparative perspective
2. The ideology of Creole revolution
3. Alexander Hamilton in hemispheric perspective
4. Simón Bolívar and the contradictions of Creole revolution
5. The Creole conservatism of Lucas Alamán
6. The end of Creole revolution
7. Conclusion: from the Creole revolutions to our Americas.