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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813328503321

Autore

Fowler Will <1966->

Titolo

Tornel and Santa Anna : the writer and the caudillo, Mexico, 1795-1853 / / by Will Fowler

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, Conn. : , : Praeger, , 2000

London : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2024

ISBN

979-82-16-02647-1

0-313-00297-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (327 p.)

Collana

Contributions in Latin American studies, , 1054-6790 ; ; no. 14

Disciplina

972/.04/0922

B

Soggetti

Politicians - Mexico

Mexico Politics and government 1821-1861

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph.D.)--University of St. Andrews, 1994.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [282]-295) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- The Formative Years (1795-1824) -- From Hope to Disenchantment: The Emergence of the Professional Politician (1824- 1829) -- Snakes and Ladders (1830-1840) -- "So Many Hopes of a Blissful Future" (1841- 1844) -- "Ploughing the Sea": The Mexican-American War and Its Aftermath (1845- 1853) -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- Selected Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

"Makes persuasive case that José María Tornel y Mendívil, spin-doctor for Antonio López de Santa Anna, was an important figure in his own right, both as a politician and a writer. Emphasizes the 'great man' school of history, but forces the reader to conclude that the first political generation of independent Mexico boasted a substantial crew of extraordinary personalities"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.