{"product_id":"the-political-thought-of-nineteenth-century-spanish-america-hardback-9781108491587","title":"The Political Thought of Nineteenth-Century Spanish America (Hardback) 9781108491587","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Political Thought of Nineteenth-Century Spanish America\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExpands the horizons of nineteenth-century Spanish American political thought, including texts from authors previously unknown in English.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eIván Jaksić (Edited and translated by), Eduardo Posada-Carbó (Edited and translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108491587, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 9 April 2026\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e346 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.1 cm, 0.575 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThroughout the nineteenth century, Spanish American writers and thinkers grappled with their unique circumstances of independence after three centuries of Spanish colonial rule. The emergence of a significant number of new polities that adopted representative institutions in an era when absolutism prevailed in Western Europe, their general adoption of republicanism, and their complex demographic composition, all posed serious challenges for the formation of national states in Spanish America. This volume explores how politically engaged Spanish American thinkers reflected on these issues, either in government or in opposition. Through a wide selection of texts, some previously unpublished in the English language, the volume demonstrates the multiplicity of voices across countries, perspectives and social background. The texts included are organised around main themes reflecting central concerns including history; democracy, constitutionalism and liberty; church and state; society; Spanish America and the World; and 'Fin de siècle'. This volume thus vividly demonstrates the significance of Latin America to the field of Global Intellectual History.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Note on Translation\u003cbr\u003e Part I. On History: 1. José Victorino Lastarria, Investigations on the Social Influence of the Spanish Conquest and the Colonial System in Chile (1844)\u003cbr\u003e 2. Lucas Alamán, History and fiction (1844)\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Democracy, Constitutionalism, and Liberty: 3. Bernardo Monteagudo, Memoir (1823)\u003cbr\u003e 4. Anonymous, The Political Faith of a Colombian (1827)\u003cbr\u003e 5. Esteban Echeverría, The Socialist Program (1837)\u003cbr\u003e 6. Florentino González, The Suffrage (1871)\u003cbr\u003e 7. Justo Arosemena, Constitutional Studies on the Governments of Latin America (1878)\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Church, State, and Religion: 8. Vicente Rocafuerte, On Religious Toleration (1831)\u003cbr\u003e 9. Francisco Bilbao, The Errors and Contradictions of Spanish America (1862)\u003cbr\u003e 10. Miguel Antonio Caro, Freedom of Religion (1871–72)\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Society: 11. Juan Francisco Manzano, Life of the Negro Poet Written by Himself (1840)\u003cbr\u003e 12. Mariano Otero, Comments on the Social and Political Situation of the Mexican Republic in the Year 1847 (1847)\u003cbr\u003e 13. José María Samper, Essay on the Political Revolutions and the Social Condition of the Spanish American Republics (1861)\u003cbr\u003e 14. Juana Manso, The Moral Emancipation and the Education of Women (1854)\u003cbr\u003e 15. Martina Barros Borgoño, Prologue to The Subjection of Women (Critical Study by John Stuart Mill) (1872–1873)\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Spanish America and the World: 16. Andrés Bello, International Interventions (1846–1847)\u003cbr\u003e 17. José Antonio Saco, The Political Situation of Cuba (1851)\u003cbr\u003e 18. Juan Bautista Alberdi, International Society (1870)\u003cbr\u003e Part VI. Fin de Siècle: 19. Valentín Letelier, The Tyranny and the Revolution (1891)\u003cbr\u003e 20. Manuel González Prada, Our Indigenous Peoples (1904)\u003cbr\u003e 21. Andrés Molina Enríquez, The Secret of Porfirian Peace (1909)\u003cbr\u003e 22. Francisco García Calderón, Latin American Democracies (1912)\u003cbr\u003e 23. Carlos Arturo Torres, Idols of the Forum (1909)\u003cbr\u003e Select Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52415687295256,"sku":"9781108491587","price":80.36,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781108491587i.jpg?v=1784423434","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-political-thought-of-nineteenth-century-spanish-america-hardback-9781108491587","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}