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ISBN10: 019821135X, ISBN13: 9780198211358, [publisher: Oxford University Press, Oxford] Hardcover Hardcover. The caudillo of Spanish America was both regional chieftain and, in the turbulent years of the early nineteenth century, national leader. His power base rested on ownership of land and control of armed bands. He was the rival of constitutional rulers and the precursor of modern dictators. His is a dominant figure in Latin American history. John Lynch explores the changing perception of the caudillo - bandit chief, guerrilla leader, republican hero - and examineshis multi-faceted role as regional strongman, war leader, landowner, distributor of patronage, and the `necessary gendarme' who maintained social order. Professor Lynch traces theorigins and development of the caudillo tradition, and sets it in its contemporary context. His scholarly analysis of this central theme in the history of Spanish America is underpinned by detailed case-studies of four major caudillos: Juan Manuel de Rosas (Argentina), Jose Antonio Paez (Venezuela), Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna (Mexico), and Rafael Carrera (Guatemala). This is an important contribution to our understanding of political and social structures during theformative period of the nation-state in Spanish America. This book traces the origins and development of the caudillo tradition, with studies of four major caudillos: de Rosas (Argentina), Paez (Venezuela), Santa Anna (Mexico), and Carrera (Guatemala). ...

Oxford, England Clarendon Press 1992 Hard cover New. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 488 p.

Clarendon Press 1992 Hardcover Good Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

ISBN10: 019821135X, ISBN13: 9780198211358, [publisher: Clarendon Press] Hardcover
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ISBN10: 019821135X, ISBN13: 9780198211358, [publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated] Hardcover Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
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