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- Book Title
- Simón Bolívar : Venezuelan Rebel, American Revolutionary
- Publication Name
- Simón Bolívar
- Title
- Simón Bolívar
- Subtitle
- Venezuelan Rebel, American Revolutionary
- Format
- Hardcover
- ISBN-10
- 0742537528
- EAN
- 9780742537521
- ISBN
- 9780742537521
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, History
- Topic
- Revolutionary, Presidents & Heads of State, Latin America / South America, Historical
- Release Year
- 2009
- Release Date
- 16/06/2009
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 0.7in
- Item Length
- 9.4in
- Item Width
- 6.3in
- Item Weight
- 13.7 Oz
- Series
- Latin American Silhouettes
- Publication Year
- 2009
- Number of Pages
- 168 Pages
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This compelling biography offers a unique perspective on the life and career of one of Latin America's most famous--and most adulated--historical figures. Departing from the conventional, narrow treatment of Bol var's role in the Spanish-American wars of independence (1810-1825), leading historian Lester D. Langley frames this remarkable figure as the quintessential Venezuelan rebel, who by circumstance and sheer will rose to be the continent's most noted revolutionary and liberator. In the process, he became both a unifying and a divisive presence whose symbolic influence remains powerful even today. Twice Bol var gained power, twice he confronted a formidable counterrevolution, twice he was compelled to flee. His ultimate tactic of using slave and mixed-race troops aroused both the admiration and fear of U.S. leaders and became a topic of heated discussion in the critical debates of 1817 and 1818 over U.S. policy toward the Spanish-American wars as well as the arguments over the admission of Missouri as a state in 1820-1821 and the U.S. decision to participate in the ill-fated Congress of Panama. Although he earned the sobriquet of the "George Washington" of South America, Bol var in victory became more conservative and critical of the democratic tide of the era. Unlike Washington, Bol var was forced into exile, the victim of his own ambitions and the fears of others. In his tragic end, he symbolized the glorious warrior so consumed by his own ambition and hatreds that he was destroyed. In death, he became a cult figure whose life and meaning casts a long shadow over modern Venezuelan history. As the author convincingly explains, he remains the most relevant figure of the revolutionary age in the Americas.
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Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0742537528
ISBN-13
9780742537521
eBay Product ID (ePID)
70950798
Product Key Features
Book Title
Simón Bolívar : Venezuelan Rebel, American Revolutionary
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Revolutionary, Presidents & Heads of State, Latin America / South America, Historical
Publication Year
2009
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Number of Pages
168 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.4in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
6.3in
Item Weight
13.7 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
F2235.3.L26 2009
Reviews
Accessible and insightful. Langley's perspective on the South American Liberator offers a clear view of the details of Simn Bolvar's life and remarkable historical trajectory within a broad view of the contemporaneous historical context in the United States, Europe, and South America. Balanced and well informed, this book will be a highly satisfying experience for all those curious about this exceptional moment and this charismatic figure in South American history., Accessible and insightful. Langley's perspective on the South American Liberator offers a clear view of the details of Sim n Bolivar "s life and remarkable historical trajectory within a broad view of the contemporaneous historical context in the United States, Europe, and South America. Balanced and well informed, this book will be a highly satisfying experience for all those curious about this exceptional moment and this charismatic figure in South American history., Langley moves Sim n Bol var to the center stage of American " politics in this masterful biography, which ranges from the eighteenth-century stage of Enlightenment philosophy to the twenty-first century of Venezuela under Hugo Ch vez, one of the Liberator "s greatest admirers. This is vintage Langley and an essential read if you are interested in the political, social, and intellectual milieu of modern Latin America., Lester Langley's succinct SÃmon BolÃvar: Venezuelan Rebel, American Revolutionary fills a gap in both the historiography and the marketplace….The work reads well for Langley's intended audience of undergraduates and general readers. The chronological organization allows Langley to assess the broad outline of BolÃvar's life in an easily accessible way….BolÃvar, like Thomas Jefferson, remains enigmatic. Langley's biography clarifies the mystery a little, and places BolÃvar firmly where he belongs, in the pantheon of American (hemispherically speaking) heroes., Langley moves Simn Bolvar to the center stage of 'American' politics in this masterful biography, which ranges from the eighteenth-century stage of Enlightenment philosophy to the twenty-first century of Venezuela under Hugo Chvez, one of the Liberator's greatest admirers. This is vintage Langley and an essential read if you are interested in the political, social, and intellectual milieu of modern Latin America., Accessible and insightful. Langley's perspective on the South American Liberator offers a clear view of the details of Simón Bolívar's life and remarkable historical trajectory within a broad view of the contemporaneous historical context in the United States, Europe, and South America. Balanced and well informed, this book will be a highly satisfying experience for all those curious about this exceptional moment and this charismatic figure in South American history., Lester Langley's succinct Simn Bolvar: Venezuelan Rebel, American Revolutionary fills a gap in both the historiography and the marketplace. . . . The work reads well for Langley's intended audience of undergraduates and general readers. The chronological organization allows Langley to assess the broad outline of Bolvar's life in an easily accessible way. . . . Bolvar, like Thomas Jefferson, remains enigmatic. Langley's biography clarifies the mystery a little, and places Bolvar firmly where he belongs, in the pantheon of American (hemispherically speaking) heroes., Lester Langley's succinct Simón Bolívar: Venezuelan Rebel, American Revolutionary fills a gap in both the historiography and the marketplace. . . . The work reads well for Langley's intended audience of undergraduates and general readers. The chronological organization allows Langley to assess the broad outline of Bolívar's life in an easily accessible way. . . . Bolívar, like Thomas Jefferson, remains enigmatic. Langley's biography clarifies the mystery a little, and places Bolívar firmly where he belongs, in the pantheon of American (hemispherically speaking) heroes., Langley moves Simón Bolívar to the center stage of 'American' politics in this masterful biography, which ranges from the eighteenth-century stage of Enlightenment philosophy to the twenty-first century of Venezuela under Hugo Chávez, one of the Liberator's greatest admirers. This is vintage Langley and an essential read if you are interested in the political, social, and intellectual milieu of modern Latin America., Accessible and insightful. Langley's perspective on the South American Liberator offers a clear view of the details of Simón Bolivar's life and remarkable historical trajectory within a broad view of the contemporaneous historical context in the United States, Europe, and South America. Balanced and well informed, this book will be a highly satisfying experience for all those curious about this exceptional moment and this charismatic figure in South American history.
Table of Content
A Simón Bolívar ChronologyChapter 1: The PreparationChapter 2: The RebelChapter 3: The RevolutionaryChapter 4: The LiberatorChapter 5: The VictorEpilogueBibliographical Note
Copyright Date
2009
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2008-041868
Dewey Decimal
980/.02092 B
Series
Latin American Silhouettes Ser.
Dewey Edition
22
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