Description |
x, 347 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Part I: Colonial twilight. Introduction -- Society in New Spain -- The economy of New Spain in the age of silver -- Signs of stress, efforts at reform -- Part II: The tempest arrives: independence -- The storm breaks -- Who were the rebels? -- The consummation of independence -- Part III: Inventing independent Mexico. From transient empire to fragile republic, 1821-1832 -- The age of Santa Anna -- Elusive prosperity -- Conclusion. |
Summary |
"In this engaging work, 2002 Bolton-Jonhson Prize Winner Eric Van Young captures the crucial hundred years of Mexico's remarkable transition from a Spanish colony to a modernized, independent nation"-- Provided by publisher. |
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In this engaging book, Eric Van Young races the political, economic, and social development of Mexico through the crucial one hundred years of its remarkable transition from a relatively prosperous Spanish colony to a violently unstable republic marked by economic stagnation, political confrontation, and burgeoning efforts at modernization-- Back cover. |
Subject |
Mexico -- History -- Spanish colony, 1540-1810.
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Mexico -- History -- Wars of Independence, 1810-1821.
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Mexico -- History -- 1821-1861.
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Mexico. (OCoLC)fst01211700
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Wars of Independence (Mexico : 1810-1821) (OCoLC)fst01355308 |
Chronological Term |
1540-1861
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Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Added Title |
Mexico from colony to republic, 1750-1850 |
ISBN |
9781442209015 hardcover |
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1442209011 hardcover |
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9781442209039 electronic publication |
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