{"product_id":"political-culture-in-spanish-america-1500-1830-hardback-9781496200884","title":"Political Culture in Spanish America, 1500–1830 (Hardback) 9781496200884","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePolitical Culture in Spanish America, 1500–1830\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJaime E. Rodriguez O. (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781496200884\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 1 February 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e294 pages, 2 tables, index\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.6 cm, 0.7 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\"This delightful book forces us to rethink much of what we thought we knew about politics and political culture in Spanish America from conquest to independence.\"-Sean T. Perrone, \u003ci\u003eSixteenth Century Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"Distinguished historian [RodrÍguez O's] documentation of extensive Indian participation in the political process in Ecuador following the crisis of 1808 warrants special mention. Clearly written, thoughtful, and persuasive, this important volume belongs in every college and university library.\"-M. A. Burkholder, \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"RodrÍguez demonstrates how different social groups referred to the traditional political culture to defend their interests and improve their social position once the Spanish monarchy evolved from an absolutist regime to a constitutional one.\"-Abisai PÉrez, \u003ci\u003eSouthwestern Historical Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"A leading scholar of Spanish American independence, Jaime E. RodrÍguez O. brings to the English-speaking world a collection of articles that he published in Spanish over the last two decades. The volume aims to put the political to the forefront of discussions on the creation of Spanish American nations, a long-term commitment of RodrÍguez O.'s and a complex matter worth discussion in the case of such an influential scholar.\"-MÓnica Ricketts, \u003ci\u003eHispanic American Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e“Jaime RodrÍguez O. is a great historian of the Iberian Empires, and once again he shows his command of the subject in his latest book, \u003ci\u003ePolitical Culture in Spanish America, 1500–1830\u003c\/i\u003e. It is an insightful and in-depth examination of independence within an Atlantic framework. This analysis is both beautifully written and exciting to read.”-Christoph RosenmÜller, research fellow at the Max Planck Institute for European Legal History and professor of Latin American history at Middle Tennessee State University\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e2018 Outstanding Academic Title, selected by \u003ci\u003eChoice \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Political Culture in Spanish America, 1500–1830\u003c\/i\u003e examines the nature of Spanish American political culture by reevaluating the political theory, institutions, and practices of the Hispanic world. Consisting of eight case studies with a focus on New Spain and Quito, Jaime E. RodrÍguez O. demonstrates that the process of independence of Spanish America differs from previous claims.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In 1188 King Alfonso IX convened the \u003ci\u003eCortes,\u003c\/i\u003e the first congress in Europe that included the three estates: the clergy, the nobility, and the towns. This heritage, along with events in the sixteenth century, including the rebellion of Castilla and the Protestant Reformation, transformed the nature of Hispanic political thought. RodrÍguez O. argues that those developments, rather than the Enlightenment, were the basis of the Hispanic revolution and the Constitution of 1812. Emphasizing continuity rather than the rejection of Hispanic political culture, and including the Atlantic perspective, \u003ci\u003ePolitical Culture in Spanish America, 1500–1830\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates the nature of the Hispanic revolution and the process of independence. RodrÍguez O.’s work will encourage historians of Spanish America to reexamine the political institutions and processes of those nations from a broad perspective to gain a deeper understanding of the Spanish American countries that emerged from the breakup of the composite monarchy.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eList of Tables\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e A Note on Usage\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. The Nature of Representation in New Spain\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Origins of the Quito Revolution of 1809\u003cbr\u003e 3. Clerical Culture in the Kingdom of Quito\u003cbr\u003e 4. Citizens of the Spanish Nation\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Emancipation of America\u003cbr\u003e 6. U.S. Independence and Spanish American Independence\u003cbr\u003e 7. Caudillos and Historians\u003cbr\u003e 8. New Directions and Old Questions\u003cbr\u003e Source Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52739522363672,"sku":"9781496200884","price":33.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/political-culture-in-spanish-america-1500-1830-hardback-9781496200884","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}