Andres Bello played a role in shaping the national identities of independent Latin American countries. This text explores such subjects as grammar and philology, the aims of education, international relations, historiography, Latin and Roman Law, government and society, and many others.
In a series of lively, provocative conversations, two prominent intellectuals debate the nature of Hispanic-ness as it has been expressed in Hispanic civilization around the world and across the centuries.
Of interest to the students of Latin American history and politics, this title provides important background information on the evolution of Chile's military dictatorship in the 1970s and its erosion in the 1980s. It offers a comprehensive examination of the transition to civilian government in Chile from 1990 to 1994.
In a series of lively, provocative conversations, two prominent intellectuals debate the nature of Hispanic-ness as it has been expressed in Hispanic civilization around the world and across the centuries.