From Sovereign Villages to National States: City, State, and Federation in Central America, 1759-1839

by Jordana Dym

Overview

Dym's analysis of Central America's early nineteenth-century politics shows nation-state formation to be a city-driven process that transformed colonial provinces into enduring states.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826339096
Publisher:	University of New Mexico Press
Publication date:	11/15/2006
Pages:	422
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

Jordana Dym is associate professor of Latin American history at Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York. She is also co-editor of Politics, Economy, and Society in Bourbon Central America, 1759-1821.

Editorial Reviews

." . . a bold and thoughtful reinterpretation of the role of the political city in the independence of Central America from the late colonial period to the early national. Based on rigorous primary research in Spain and Central America and a broad reading of the secondary literature, the book will be widely read and discussed."

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