The end of Iberian rule on the American continent, 1770-1830 / Brian Hamnett, University of Essex.

Author: Hamnett, Brian R. author.

Imprint:Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2017.

Descriptionviii, 364 pages ; 24 cm

Note:Part I. One sole monarchy: 'one sole nation' - advocates, critics, and challengers -- Negotiation, networks, linkages -- An alternative vision? Andean perceptions of the Hispanic monarchy -- The idea of metropolis and empire as one nation -- Part II. Salvaging the greater nation: constitutionalism or absolutism? -- Iberian monarchies in crisis: juntas, congresses, constitutions -- Hispanic America - violence unleashed -- The first Spanish constitutional experiment: the 'one sole nation' and its opponents (1810-1814) -- The counter-revolution and its opponents (1814-1820) -- Part III. Shattering the greater nation: fragmentation, separate sovereign states, and the search for legitimacy -- Metropolitan Iberia: focus of disunion (1820-1830) -- The divergence of the American territories (1820-1830) -- Independence - territory, peoples, nations -- Final reflections.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-351) and index.

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