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Book SynopsisExamines the orthodox split of Latin American history into colonial and modern.
Trade ReviewRecommended for both the beginner and the advanced student. -- Thomas Whigham, University of Georgia
This book ably explores topics and issues either neglected or marginalized by those historians more interested in reaffirming the colonial/modern divide in Spanish America during the revolutionary age than in looking closely at continuities and explaining their perserverance. * H-Latam, H-Net Book Reviews *
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction-Beating a Dead Horse? Part 2 I. The Region's Political Economy Chapter 3 Latin America Was Behind: The Economic Background of Independence Chapter 4 "Dutch Disease" and Other (Dis)Continuities in Latin American History, 1780-1850 Part 5 II. Elites, State Building, and Business Chapter 6 The Changing Meaning of Honor, Status, and Class: The Letrados and Bureaucrats of New Granada in the Late Colonial and Early Postcolonial Period Chapter 7 Doing Business in the Age of Revolution: The Major Import-Export Merchants of Chile Part 8 III. Gender and Family Relations Chapter 9 Marriage and Family Relations in Mexico during the Transition from Colony to Nation Chapter 10 Gender Ideology, Race, and Female-Headed Households in Urban Mexico, 1750-1850 Part 11 IV. Ideologies, Values, and Cultural Practices Chapter 12 Patriotic Footwork: Social Dance and the Watershed of Independence in Buenos Aires Chapter 13 Constructing the City, Constructing the State: Architecture and Political Transition in Urban Argentina, 1810-1860 Chapter 14 Conclusion-Was There an Age of Revolution in Spanish America? Chapter 15 Index
