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Informationen zum Autor Edited by Jaime E. Rodríguez O. Klappentext Although Mexico began its national life in 1821 as one of the most liberal democracies in the world, it ended the century with an authoritarian regime. Examining this defining process, distinguished historians focus on the evolution of Mexican liberalism from the perspectives of politics, the military, the Church, and the economy. Based on extensive archival research, the chapters demonstrate that-despite widely held assumptions-liberalism was not an alien ideology unsuited to Mexico's traditional, conservative, and multiethnic society. As the first systematic exploration of the country's liberal tradition, this volume provides a nuanced and comprehensive analysis of the transformation of liberalism in Mexico. Zusammenfassung Although Mexico began its national life in 1821 as one of the most liberal democracies in the world! it ended the century with an authoritarian regime. Examining this defining process! this work focuses on the evolution of Mexican liberalism from the perspectives of politics! the military! the Church! and the economy. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: The Origins of Constitutionalism and Liberalism in MexicoPart I: PoliticsChapter 1: From res publicae to Republic: The Evolution of Republicanism in Early MexicoChapter 2: "Ningún pueblo es superior a otro": Oaxaca and Mexican FederalismChapter 3: Masonic Connections, Pecuniary Interests, and Institutional Development Along Mexico's Far NorthChapter 4: Maximilian and the Construction of the Liberal State, 1863-1866Chapter 5: Kaleidoscopic Views of Liberalism Triumphant, 1862-1895Part II: The ChurchChapter 6: The Enemy Within: Catholics and Liberalism in Independent Mexico, 1821-1860Part III: The MilitaryChapter 7: The Militarization of Politics or the Politicization of the Military? The Novohispano and Mexican Officer Corps, 1810-1830Chapter 8: Armed Citizens: The Civic Militia in the Origins of the Mexican National State, 1812-1827Part IV: The EconomyChapter 9: Cádiz Liberalism and Public Finances: The Direct Contributions in Mexico, 1810-1835Chapter 10: Vectors of Liberal Economic Culture in MexicoChapter 11: The Import Trade Policy of the Liberal Regime in Mexico, 1870-1900Conclusion: Legitimacy, Sequencing, and Credibility: Challenges of Mexico's Liberal Reforms in the Nineteenth Century...
