Adrian Shubert

The Sword of Luchana

Baldomero Espartero and the Making of Modern Spain, 1793-1879

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The Sword of Luchana is the first full-length biography of Baldomero Espartero, the most important figure in Spain’s modern history.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Toronto Press
• Seitenzahl: 480
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. August 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 230mm x 162mm x 34mm
• Gewicht: 771g
• ISBN-13: 9781487508609
• ISBN-10: 1487508603
• Artikelnr.: 60593743

Autorenporträt

Adrian Shubert is a University Professor in the Department of History at York University.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
List of Illustrations
Introduction 
1. From Gránatula to America, February 1793-February 1815
2. Defender of the Empire, February 1815-November 1825 
3. Defender of the Throne, November 1825-September 1836 
4. Commander in Chief, September 1836-August 1839
5. The Reluctant Revolutionary, August 1839-May 1841
6. The Regent, May 1841-July 1843
7. Exile and Return, July 1843-July 1854  
8. "The Personification of Liberty", July 1854-July 1856
9. "The Retiree of Logroño", July 1856-September 1868 
10. "King or president?", September 1868-December 1870 
11. The Necessary Man, January 1871-March 1876 
Epilogue: Death and Afterlife, March 1876-   
Bibliography