Simón Bolívar
Subtitle: liberation and disillusion
By: David Bushnell ; edited by Peter Stearns.
Contributors: Stearns, Peter N.
Publisher: Longman
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 212
Subjects: Bolívar, Simón, 1783-1830; Heads of state -- South America -- Biography; Venezuela -- History -- War of Independence, 1810-1823; South America -- History -- Wars of Independence, 1806-1830
Genres: Biography.
Description: Provides a through background for Bolívar's "contradictory" life, from his birth into colonial aristocracy to his leadership of a revolution to his tactical alliance with the Roman Catholic Church; addresses many of the principles for which Bolívar fought, such as abolition of slavery and legal equality for all races and social classes; reviews his efforts to obtain a British protectorate over his alliance; places events in the context of the Enlightenment "world," showing the norms and conditions that spurred change; and details the influence Bolívar had on radical movements and events during the course of the revolutions in Latin America and documents the challenges he faced in leading a revolution.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.