The Divine Charter

Constitutionalism and Liberalism in Nineteenth-Century Mexico
Herausgeber: Rodríguez O., Jaime E.

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Produktbeschreibung

Although Mexico began its national life in the 1821 as one of the most liberal democracies in the world, it ended the century with an authoritarian regime. Examining this defining process, distinguished historians focus on the evolution of Mexican liberalism from the perspectives of politics, the military, the Church, and the economy. Based on extensive archival research, the chapters demonstrate that-despite widely held assumptions-liberalism was not an alien ideology unsuited to Mexico's traditional, conservative, and multiethnic society. On the contrary, liberalism in New Spain arose from Hispanic culture, which drew upon a shared European tradition reaching back to ancient Greece. This volume provides the first systematic exploration of the evolution of Mexican liberal traditions in the nineteenth century. The chapters assess the changes in liberal ideology, the nature of federalism, efforts to create stability with a liberal monarchy in the 1860s, the Church's accommodation to the new liberal order, the role of the army and of the civil militias, the liberal tax system, and attempts to modernize the economy in the latter part of the century. Taken together, these essays provide a nuanced and comprehensive analysis of the transformation of liberalism in Mexico. Contributions by: Christon I. Archer, William H. Beezley, Marcello Carmagnani, Manuel Chust, Brian Connaughton, Robert H. Duncan, Aldo Flores-Quiroga, Alicia Hernández Chávez, Sandra Kuntz Ficker, Andrés Reséndez, Jaime E. Rodríguez O., and José Antonio Serrano Ortega

Produktdetails

• Latin American Silhouettes
• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 416
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. August 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 672g
• ISBN-13: 9780742537118
• ISBN-10: 0742537110
• Artikelnr.: 22819645

Autorenporträt

Jaime E. Rodríguez O. is professor of history and director of Latin American studies at the University of California, Irvine.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: The Origins of Constitutionalism and Liberalism in Mexico
Part I: Politics Chapter 1: From res publicae to Republic: The Evolution of
Republicanism in Early Mexico Chapter 2: "Ningún pueblo es superior a
otro": Oaxaca and Mexican Federalism Chapter 3: Masonic Connections,
Pecuniary Interests, and Institutional Development Along Mexico's Far North
Chapter 4: Maximilian and the Construction of the Liberal State, 1863-1866
Chapter 5: Kaleidoscopic Views of Liberalism Triumphant, 1862-1895 Part II:
The Church Chapter 6: The Enemy Within: Catholics and Liberalism in
Independent Mexico, 1821-1860 Part III: The Military Chapter 7: The
Militarization of Politics or the Politicization of the Military? The
Novohispano and Mexican Officer Corps, 1810-1830 Chapter 8: Armed Citizens:
The Civic Militia in the Origins of the Mexican National State, 1812-1827
Part IV: The Economy Chapter 9: Cádiz Liberalism and Public Finances: The
Direct Contributions in Mexico, 1810-1835 Chapter 10: Vectors of Liberal
Economic Culture in Mexico Chapter 11: The Import Trade Policy of the
Liberal Regime in Mexico, 1870-1900 Conclusion: Legitimacy, Sequencing, and
Credibility: Challenges of Mexico's Liberal Reforms in the Nineteenth
Century