Alejandro Malaspina : portrait of a visionary / / John Kendrick

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910822771803321
• Autore: Kendrick John
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Montreal ; ; London, : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2003
• ISBN: 1-282-85791-6; 9786612857911; 0-7735-6768-2
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (213 p.)
• Disciplina: 910.92
• Soggetti: Explorers - Italy; Discoveries in geography - Spanish
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- 1 The Prisoner of San Antón -- 2 The Italian Student -- 3 The Spanish Officer -- 4 The Great Voyage: South America -- 5 The Great Voyage: North America -- 6 The Great Voyage: The Pacific -- 7 Vavao -- 8 The Voyage Home -- 9 The Political Thought of Alejandro Malaspina -- 10 From Courtier to State Criminal -- 11 De Profundis Clamavi -- 12 Pontremoli -- 13 Malaspina Remembered -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.
• Sommario/riassunto: There are numerous regions where movements for sovereignty or independence are seen as serious alternatives to the status quo. Quebec, Scotland, Catalonia, and Flanders have followed a generally non-violent, political process, while movements in Kashmir, the Basque Country, Chechnya, and Kurdistan have led to militancy or civil war. Secessionism is the first work to examine why secessionist struggles occur and why some of them become violent, while offering constructive suggestions for keeping the peace in contested regions.