A Life Together: Lucas Alaman and Mexico, 1792-1853 Contributor(s): Van Young, Eric (Author) |
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ISBN: 0300233914 ISBN-13: 9780300233919 Publisher: Yale University Press OUR PRICE: $49.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2021 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Latin America - Mexico - History | Modern - 19th Century - Biography & Autobiography | Political |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 2020941589 |
Physical Information: 2.2" H x 6.6" W x 9.3" (3.04 lbs) 848 pages |
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Publisher Description: An eminent historian's biography of one of Mexico's most prominent statesmen, thinkers, and writers Lucas Alam n (1792-1853) was the most prominent statesman, political economist, and historian in nineteenth-century Mexico. Alam n served as the central ministerial figure in the national government on three occasions, founded the Conservative Party in the wake of the Mexican-American War, and authored the greatest historical work on Mexico's struggle for independence. Though Mexican historiography has painted Alam n as a reactionary, Van Young's balanced portrait draws upon fifteen years of research to argue that Alam n was a conservative modernizer, whose north star was always economic development and political stability as the means of drawing Mexico into the North Atlantic world of advanced nation-states. Van Young illuminates Alam n's contribution to the course of industrialization, advocacy for scientific development, and unerring faith in private property and institutions such as church and army as anchors for social stability, as well as his less commendable views, such as his disdain for popular democracy. |