The Sixty Years' War
The Platine World-Region and the Causes of the 1864 Conflict
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4434815 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rodrigo Goyena Soares (0000-0003-1389-0930, Universidade de São Paulo, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Publication date | 2024-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Varia Historia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0104-8775 • E-ISSN: 1982-4343 |
| Publisher | FapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1590/0104-87752024v40e24019 |
| OpenAlex | W4407824985 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
This article proposes a theoretical-methodological framework using the concept of the world-region to reassess the causes of the 1864 conflict. It argues that the prevailing systemic alliances perspective in historiography might insufficiently account for the temporal dimension characteristic of the world-region. According to this proposal, the 1864 conflict arose from a contentious geopolitical environment and significantly from the inclusion of historical perspectives in redefining national interests. Beyond spatial unity or integration into the world economy dominated by Great Britain, the River Plate basin in the 19th century was defined as a world-region by two main temporal layers. The first, lasting until the mid-century, was marked by the contentious formation of nation-states, which Brazil resolved in regional hegemony. The subsequent contradictions, representing a second temporal layer extending until 1870, highlighted threats to this new status quo, specifically Brazilian unipolarity. Therefore, the 1864 conflict, essentially an episode of the Sixty Years' War, had deeper roots in the 1851-1852 reconfiguration of the Platine basin rather than the 1863-1864 alliances, which were merely outcomes of this second temporal layer, characterized by already established nation-states
Political science · American History and Culture · Australian History and Society · Vietnamese History and Culture Studies
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |