Chile: The Making of a Republic, 1830-1865: Politics and Ideas: 89 (Cambridge Latin American Studies, Series Number 89) - Softcover

Collier, Simon

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521033128 ISBN 13: 9780521033121

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2007

Synopsis

Chile enjoyed unique prestige among the Spanish American republics of the nineteenth century for its stable and increasingly liberal political tradition. How did this unusual story unfold? The tradition was forged in serious and occasionally violent conflicts between the dominant Conservative Party, which governed in an often authoritarian manner from 1830 to 1858, and the growing forces of political Liberalism. A major political realignment in 1857–8 paved the way for comprehensive liberalization. This book examines the formative period of the republic's history and combines an analysis of the ideas and assumptions of the Chilean political class with a narrative of the political process from the consolidation of the Conservative regime in the 1830s, to the beginnings of liberalization in the early 1860s. The book is based on a comprehensive survey of the writings and speeches of politicians and the often rumbustious Chilean press of the period.

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Review:

"[T]he book is a delight to read, it is packed with useful insights and fascinating nuggets of information, and it offers the first clear narrative in English of a critically important era in Chilean history." Andy Daitsman-Villalobos, The Americas

Book Description:

This book examines the formative period of Chile's history, and combines an analysis of the ideas and assumptions of the Chilean political class with a narrative of the political process from the consolidation of the Conservative regime in the 1830s, to the beginnings of liberalization in the early 1860s.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0521033128
• ISBN 13: 9780521033121
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 296