Francisco Solano Lopez and the Ruination of Paraguay - Honor and Egocentrism

Informationen zum Autor James Schofield Saeger is professor of history at Lehigh University. Klappentext The first serious biography of Francisco Solano L-pez in English for decades, this richly researched book tells the dramatic story of Paraguay's most notorious ruler. Despite the heroic stature he gained after his death, L-pez was a monumentally flawed leader who made the disastrous decisions in 1864 and 1865 to invade Brazil and Argentina, initiating the most devastating interstate conflict in South American history. Drawing on a trove of primary sources, James Saeger offers a critical analysis of Paraguayan politics and L-pez's life and erratic rule in this meticulous study. Zusammenfassung Tells the story of Paraguay's most notorious ruler Francisco Solano Lopez. Despite the heroic stature he gained after his death! Lopez was a monumentally flawed leader who made the disastrous decisions in 1864 and 1865 to invade Brazil and Argentina. This work offers an analysis of Paraguayan politics and Lopez's life and erratic rule.

Product details

• Authors: James Schofield Saeger, Saeger James Schofield
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.09.2007
• EAN: 9780742537545
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-3754-5
• No. of pages: 252
• Series: Latin American Silhouettes; Latin American Silhouettes (Ha; Latin American Silhouettes; Latin American Silhouettes (Ha
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political, Biography: historical, political & military, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, Paraguay, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Caribbean & Latin American, HISTORY / Latin America / South America, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Political leaders & leadership, History of the Americas, Biography: historical, political and military, Political leaders and leadership, Latin American studies