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Las independencias hispanoamericanas : un objeto de historia
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ISBN: 8490962774 8415636520 8415636520 8496820955 Year: 2013 Publisher: Madrid : Casa de Velázquez,

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Gracias a los aportes de destacados especialistas, tanto europeos como americanos del Norte y del Sur, este libro plural explora las diferentes dimensiones del proceso revolucionario que, en los albores del siglo xix, ha llevado a las regiones americanas del Imperio español a declarar su independencia, revelando el dinamismo y la riqueza de la renovación historiográfica logrados sobre este objeto, todavía mal conocido. Mediante un diálogo permanente, se abordan las distintas temporalidades del proceso, los lenguajes tanto políticos como religiosos y constitucionales, la diversidad de los actores y de sus prácticas, así como los vínculos de estas revoluciones con Europa y Estados Unidos. Por tanto, la historia presentada a través de estas páginas difiere notablemente de la forjada por los primeros historiadores latinoamericanos, preocupados ante todo por transmitir a la posteridad un gran relato liberal y nacional. El lector encontrará en este volumen las herramientas necesarias para familiarizarse con estas revoluciones tildadas de exóticas y, sin embargo, tan cercanas a nosotros. Rédigé par les meilleurs spécialistes de la question, ce livre illustre le dynamisme du renouvellement historiographique sur l'histoire des indépendances hispano-américaines (1808-1825). Il éclaire la décomposition de l'Empire espagnol et les processus révolutionnaires qui mènent à la formation des nouvelles nations, dans une perspective d'histoire politique faisant la part belle aux langages politiques, religieux et constitutionnels, et à la diversité des acteurs et de leurs pratiques.


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Privateering, piracy and British policy in Spanish America 1810-1830
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ISBN: 1782041850 1843838613 Year: 2013 Publisher: Woodbridge, Suffolk : Boydell Press,

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Private maritime predation was integral to the Spanish American Wars of Independence. When colonists rebelled against Spanish rule in 1810 they deployed privateers - los corsarios insurgentes - to prosecute their revolutionary struggle at sea. Spain responded by commissioning privateers of its own, while the disintegration of Spanish authority in the New World created conditions in which unauthorised prize-taking - piracy - also flourished. This upsurge in privateering and piracy has been neglected by historians yet it posed a significant threat to British interests. As numerous vessels were captured and plundered, the British government - endeavouring to remain neutral in the Spanish American conflict - faced a dilemma. An insufficient response might hinder Britain's commercial expansion but an overly aggressive approach risked plunging the nation into another war. Privateering, Piracy and British Policy in Spanish America assesses the varied and flexible ways the British government responded to prize-taking activity in order to safeguard and enhance its wider commercial and political objectives. This analysis marks a significant and original contribution to the study of privateering and piracy, and informs key debates about the development of international law and the character of British imperialism in the nineteenth century. Matthew McCarthy is Research Officer at the Maritime Historical Studies Centre, University of Hull. He was awarded his PhD by the University of Hull in 2011 and won the British Commission for Maritime History/Boydell & Brewer prize for best doctoral thesis in maritime history.

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