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Informationen zum Autor Edited by Lester D. Langley - Foreword by Norman Fiering Klappentext In this volume of essays on the life and legacy of Simón Bolívar, a distinguished group of historians takes a fresh look at the impact of "the Liberator" as warrior, political thinker and leader, internationalist, continentalist, reformer, and revolutionary. A balanced yet critical appraisal of Bolívar's role in the Spanish American wars of independence, this in-depth collection offers a persuasive explanation of why the Bolívarian legend and cult has persisted. Zusammenfassung Dealing with the life of Sim-n Bol'var! this book looks at the impact of the Liberator as warrior! political thinker and leader! internationalist! continentalist! reformer! and revolutionary. Presenting an appraisal of Bol'var's role in the Spanish-American wars of independence! it offers an explanation of why the Bol'varian legend has persisted. Inhaltsverzeichnis ForewordIntroductionSimón Bolívar: A ChronologyPart I: The Political and Social ThinkerChapter 1: Simón Bolívar as Political ThinkerChapter 2: Bolívar's Atlantic World DiplomacyChapter 3: Bolívar, Englishman: Elite Responsibility and Social Reform in Spanish American IndependencePart II: The Political ActorChapter 4: Simón Bolívar and Andrés Bello: The Republican IdealChapter 5: Bolívar as Triumphal State-maker and Despairing Democrat: Origins of Party Polarization in ColombiaPart III: The Hemispheric AgendaChapter 6: The Image of Bolívar in the United StatesChapter 7: The United States as Seen by Simón BolívarPart IV: The LegacyChapter 8: Bolívar and the Future of DemocracyChapter 9: The Hidden Legacy of Simón BolívarEpilogueHistory and Our Heroes: The Bolívar LegendBeginning to Read about Bolívar
