The imperialism and independence in American and Latin American political thought Simon, Joshua (Joshua David). creator text bibliography enk Cambridge New York Cambridge University Press 2017 monographic eng

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276 p. ; 23cm. The American and Latin American independence movements emerged from distinctive settings and produced divergent results, but they were animated by similar ideas. Patriotic political theorists throughout the Americas offered analogous critiques of imperial rule, designed comparable constitutions, and expressed common ambitions for their new nations' future relations with one another and the rest of the world. This book adopts a hemispheric perspective on the revolutions that liberated the United States and Spanish America, offering a new interpretation of their most important political ideas. Simon argues that the many points of agreement among various revolutionary political theorists across the Americas can be attributed to the problems they encountered in common as Creoles - that is, as the descendants of European settlers born in the Americas. He illustrates this by comparing the political thought of three Creole revolutionaries: Alexander Hamilton of the United States, Simón Bolívar of Venezuela, and Lucas Alamán of Mexico. Introduction : the ideas of American independence in comparative perspective -- The ideology of Creole revolution -- Alexander Hamilton in hemispheric perspective -- Simâon Bolâivar and the contradictions of Creole revolution -- The Creole conservatism of Lucas Alamâan -- The end of Creole revolution -- Conclusion: from the Creole revolutions to our Americas. Joshua Simon, Columbia University. Includes bibliographical references and index. n-us--- cl----- United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 United States Politics and government 1775-1783 Latin America History Autonomy and independence movements Latin America Politics and government 1806-1830 Creoles United States History Creoles Latin America History Hamilton, Alexander 1757-1804 Political and social views Bolívar, Simón 1783-1830 Political and social views Alamáan, Lucas 1792-1853 Political and social views Estados Unidos Historia Revolución, 1775-1783 Estados Unidos Política y gobierno 1775-1783 002 E 210 S595i 2017 973.3 9781107158474 (hard back : alk. paper) 9781316610961 (paper back : alk. paper) 2016059493 DLC 170413 20230404125808.0 128747 eng