Military Struggle and Identity Formation in Latin America

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ID23768263
AuthorsNicola Foote, René D Harder Horst
Year2010
Publication date2010-11-01
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueMilitary struggle and identity formation in Latin America (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherUniversity Press of Florida (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.5744/florida/9780813034874.001.0001
ISBN9780813034874
LanguageEN
Citations received3

Military engagements in Latin America between 1850 and 1950 helped shape emerging nation states and collective consciousness in profound and formative ways. This century, known as the liberal period, was an important time for state formation in the region, as well as for the development of current national borders. This collection aims to assess the role black and indigenous Latin Americans played in the military struggles of this period, and how these efforts contributed to the formation of ideas about race and national identity. While some indigenous people and Afro-Latin Americans came into closer contact with the descendents of colonizers as a result of military service, others turned inward with strengthened ties to their local communities. Many were at times victims of violent conflicts in Latin America, but they surprisingly also shaped the outcome of these wars and employed the wars to advance their own political agendas. The book offers new interpretations and explanations of this key period in Latin American history.

Identity (music) · Indigenous · Latin Americans · Military service · Period (music) · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · State (computer science) · Gender Studies · History and Politics in Latin America · International Relations in Latin America · Law · Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America

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