Who should rule? Men of Arms, the Republic of Letters, and the Fall of the Spanish Empire
Ricketts, Mónica
Who should rule? Men of Arms, the Republic of Letters, and the Fall of the Spanish Empire
- New York: Oxford University Press, 2017
- 314 p. il., col.
Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part one imperial reform: contentious consequences, 1760-1808 -- Toward a New Imperial Elite -- Merit and Its Subersive New Roles -- The King's Most Loyal Subjects -- From Men of Letters to Political Actors -- Imperial Turmoil: conflicts old and new, 1805-1830 -- Liberalism and War, 1805-1830 -- Liberalism and War, 1805-1830 -- Abascal and the Problem of Letters in Peru, 1806-1816 -- Pens, Politics, and Swords: A Path to Pervasive Unrest, 1820-1830 -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
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