UID:
almahu_9949568561002882
Umfang:
1 online resource (xvi, 157 pages).
ISBN:
9781000927566
,
1000927563
,
9781000927498
,
1000927490
,
9781003381198
,
1003381197
Serie:
Decolonizing the classics
Originaltitel:
Fracaso de la nación
Inhalt:
This pioneering translation of Alfonso Mnera's seminal work El fracaso de la nacin presents a new interpretation and innovative perspective on canonical Colombian history and the failure of the Colombian nation to English-speaking readers. Mainstream historiography depicts Colombian independence as the achievement of European-descendent elites only, downplaying the role and importance of regional subaltern classes. Mnera's well-researched account challenges theoretical, political, and cultural interventions and shows that these subaltern groups were pivotal to achieving independence from Spain. It was their organizing and pressing for freedom from colonial domination that ultimately brought about independence in Cartagena and later to the whole country. Yet Mnera demonstrates that these differing regional elites meant that a single, coherent unity across New Granada was not possible, a point that would ultimately doom subsequent nation-building efforts. Offering a truly decolonizing perspective, one that has remained hidden from official accounts of Colombian independence, scholars and researchers in political science, history, sociology, and anthropology will welcome the opportunity to read this work for the first time in translation.
Anmerkung:
Translated from the Spanish.
Weitere Ausg.:
Print version: ISBN 9781000927566
Weitere Ausg.:
Print version: ISBN 103246335X
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9781032463353
Sprache:
Englisch
Schlagwort(e):
Electronic books.
DOI:
10.4324/9781003381198
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003381198
Bookmarklink
