Simón Bolívar : essays on the life and legacy of the liberator
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Simón Bolívar : essays on the life and legacy of the liberator
（Latin American silhouettes）
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2008
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Essays primarily from a symposium held at the John Carter Brown Library at Brown University on March 13, 2000 entitled Perspectives on Simón Bolívar
Includes index
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Description
Simon Bolivar was without a doubt the most famous and most controversial leader of the Spanish American wars of independence. Much is known of his biography: he led an army that liberated an expanse of South America equivalent to that conquered by Napoleon; crafted the union of Venezuela, New Granada, and Ecuador into the republic of Gran Colombia; outlined the plan for a defensive league of former Spanish-American colonies; and wrote the first Bolivian constitution. He also died in exile after the rejection of his arbitrary and dictatorial rule in Colombia. This volume takes a step back from both glorification and vilification to reassess Bolivar's life and legacy. A distinguished group of historians takes a fresh look at the impact of "the Liberator" as warrior, political thinker and leader, internationalist, continentalist, reformer, and revolutionary. They make a powerful statement about the importance of biography and the relevance of the individual in explaining historical events. A balanced yet critical appraisal of Bolivar's role in the Spanish-American wars of independence, this in-depth collection offers a persuasive explanation of why the Bolivarian legend and cult has persisted. It is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand Simon Bolivar-the man and the legacy.
Contributions by: David Bushnell, German Carrera Damas, Simon Collier, Judith Ewell, Ivan Jaksic, Lester D. Langley, John V. Lombardi, Karen Racine, Frank Safford, and Hermes Tovar Pinzon
Table of Contents
Foreword
Introduction
Simon Bolivar: A Chronology
Part I: The Political and Social Thinker
Chapter 1: Simon Bolivar as Political Thinker
Chapter 2: Bolivar's Atlantic World Diplomacy
Chapter 3: Bolivar, Englishman: Elite Responsibility and Social Reform in Spanish American Independence
Part II: The Political Actor
Chapter 4: Simon Bolivar and Andres Bello: The Republican Ideal
Chapter 5: Bolivar as Triumphal State-maker and Despairing Democrat: Origins of Party Polarization in Colombia
Part III: The Hemispheric Agenda
Chapter 6: The Image of Bolivar in the United States
Chapter 7: The United States as Seen by Simon Bolivar
Part IV: The Legacy
Chapter 8: Bolivar and the Future of Democracy
Chapter 9: The Hidden Legacy of Simon Bolivar
Epilogue
History and Our Heroes: The Bolivar Legend
Beginning to Read about Bolivar
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