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The five papers presented in this volume discuss various aspects of the politics of Latin America during the nineteenth century. Although the scope of the essays is wide - including topics such as civil wars, political parties and the use of travel narratives for partisan purposes - the overriding concern is with nationalism and the role of the state.

El Estado es un fenómeno característico de la Edad Contemporánea: aparece en el siglo XIX como resultado de la Revolución liberal, y sustituye a la Monarquía del Antiguo Régimen. Se trataba de superar la tradición monárquica de mantener el orden para hacer realidad la ambición revolucionaria de transformar el país: la Administración pública fue el instrumento ideado para que la acción de gobierno llegara hasta los últimos rincones del territorio, impulsando el progreso en las más diversas actividades de una sociedad que se concebía como "nación". Construir el Estado requirió ...

A monumentally informed and irresistibly opinionated guide to the most un-Spanish city in Spain, from the bestselling author of The Fatal Shore. In these pages, Robert Hughes scrolls through Barcelona's often violent history; tells the stories of its kings, poets, magnates, and revolutionaries; and ushers readers through municipal landmarks that range from Antoni Gaudi's sublimely surreal cathedral to a postmodern restaurant with a glass-walled urinal. The result is a work filled with the attributes of Barcelona itself: proportion, humor, and seny—the Catalan word for triumphant common...