The state in Latin America since Independence

Authors

  • Alan Knight University of Oxford Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15691/07194714.2014.001

Keywords:

State, state-building, nation, nationalism, populism, liberalism, neoliberalism

Abstract

This paper discusses the Latinamerican state, its nature and historical evolution. The first part provides theorical and conceptual approaches that help us when analysing the state; the second part describes the trajectory of the state in Latin America, using chronological frameworks from Independence until today.

Author Biography

  • Alan Knight, University of Oxford

    Professor of History of Latin America, St. Antony ́s College, University of
    Oxford.

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Published

2014-06-28

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2014): Volumen 1 | Número 1

Section

Artículos