Liberalism as Utopia by Timo H Schaefer
The book explores the creation of the post-colonial Mexican state by comparing the legal culture of mestizo towns, indigenous towns and agricultural estates (haciendas). More broadly, it is for readers interested in the social origins of liberalism and authoritarianism in the nineteenth-century world.-
Ambivalent Conquests
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Early Latin America
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Beyond the War
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Indigenous Elites and Creole Identity in Colonial Mexico, 1500–1800
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The Independence of Spanish America
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Economic Development of Latin America
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The Economic History of Latin America since Independence
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Global Servants of the Spanish King
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The Dread Plague and the Cow Killers
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Currents of Gold in a Sea of Silver
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Nahua Singers
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An Unholy Pedagogy
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Plebeian Consumers
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The Rebirth of the Spanish Empire
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The Coming of the Kingdom
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Islanders and Empire
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The Sexual Question
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Veracruz and the Caribbean in the Seventeenth Century
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The Shamanism of Eco-Tourism
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Demographic Collapse
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Politics and Urban Growth in Buenos Aires, 1910–1942
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Laywomen and the Making of Colonial Catholicism in New Spain, 1630–1790
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Andres Bello
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For Christ and Country
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A History of the Khipu
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Black Saint of the Americas
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Chile: The Making of a Republic, 1830–1865
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Power and the Ruling Classes in Northeast Brazil
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Business Interest Groups in Nineteenth-Century Brazil
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Housing, the State and the Poor
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Theater of a Thousand Wonders
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Mexican Revolution 1910-1914
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The Politics of Coalition Rule in Colombia
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Parties and Politcal Change in Bolivia
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Studies in the Colonial History of Spanish America
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A Tropical Belle Epoque
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An Economic History of Colombia 1845–1930
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Politics in Argentina, 1890–1930
'This is a remarkable study of Mexican legal culture and local experiments in inclusionFollowing the long tail of early nineteenth-century revolutions and the egalitarian aspirations of their protagonists, Schaefer shows how these ideals took institutional roots. Though legal equality ran challenged by social hierarchies, townsfolk and hacienda settlers forged their own egalitarian, ethical worlds.' Jeremy I. Adelman, Princeton University, New Jersey
'Liberalism as Utopia is an impressive rethinking of nineteenth-century Mexican history that challenges long-held orthodoxies about nation and state formation. Timo H. Schaefer convincingly unites social, legal and political history, to tell a remarkable story of Mexico's experiment with liberal and egalitarian legal cultures, especially at the level of local, lived experience.' James E. Sanders, Utah State University
'Timo H. Schaefer examines revolutionary liberalism to rethink nineteenth-century Latin America, Mexico in particular. He not only revives important debates about politics, regionalism, law, and the lower classes, but also contributes to our understanding of liberalism and the utopian quest for social justice. This is an engaging, timely book that deserves a broad readership.' Charles F. Walker, University of California, Davis
'Liberalism as Utopia is a remarkable, learned, and original work. By placing engagement with the law at the heart of popular politics, Timo H. Schaefer has redefined how we should view nineteenth-century liberalism not only in Mexico, but also throughout Latin America and even Europe. If there is any justice (and if this book teaches us anything - it is that this is relatively rare), this work should inspire numerous comparative works on what Schaefer terms 'legal culture' in decades to come.' Benjamin T. Smith, University of Warwick
'Schaefer is pushing toward a new and nuanced understanding of nineteenth-century liberal politics in Mexico. He shows how the unheroic and fractured experience of law drove conflicts over who was to control liberalism's meaning and possibility. The book is crucial for anyone with an interest in the origins and fate of liberal polities in the post-independence period.' Brian P. Owensby, University of Virginia
'Schaefer gives us a bold, powerful and clearly written book … Schaefer's study, in other words, deserves a wide readership among scholars of Mexico, Latin America and political regimes in the nineteenth-century world.' Edward Beatty, The English Historical Review
'Liberalism as Utopia is an impressive rethinking of nineteenth-century Mexican history that challenges long-held orthodoxies about nation and state formation. Timo H. Schaefer convincingly unites social, legal and political history, to tell a remarkable story of Mexico's experiment with liberal and egalitarian legal cultures, especially at the level of local, lived experience.' James E. Sanders, Utah State University
'Timo H. Schaefer examines revolutionary liberalism to rethink nineteenth-century Latin America, Mexico in particular. He not only revives important debates about politics, regionalism, law, and the lower classes, but also contributes to our understanding of liberalism and the utopian quest for social justice. This is an engaging, timely book that deserves a broad readership.' Charles F. Walker, University of California, Davis
'Liberalism as Utopia is a remarkable, learned, and original work. By placing engagement with the law at the heart of popular politics, Timo H. Schaefer has redefined how we should view nineteenth-century liberalism not only in Mexico, but also throughout Latin America and even Europe. If there is any justice (and if this book teaches us anything - it is that this is relatively rare), this work should inspire numerous comparative works on what Schaefer terms 'legal culture' in decades to come.' Benjamin T. Smith, University of Warwick
'Schaefer is pushing toward a new and nuanced understanding of nineteenth-century liberal politics in Mexico. He shows how the unheroic and fractured experience of law drove conflicts over who was to control liberalism's meaning and possibility. The book is crucial for anyone with an interest in the origins and fate of liberal polities in the post-independence period.' Brian P. Owensby, University of Virginia
'Schaefer gives us a bold, powerful and clearly written book … Schaefer's study, in other words, deserves a wide readership among scholars of Mexico, Latin America and political regimes in the nineteenth-century world.' Edward Beatty, The English Historical Review
Timo H. Schaefer received his Ph.D. in History from Indiana University. Between 2015 and 2017 he was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of British Columbia.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781107190733 |
| ISBN 10 | 1107190738 |
| Title | Liberalism as Utopia |
| Author | Timo H Schaefer |
| Series | Cambridge Latin American Studies |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2017-08-07 |
| Number of pages | 258 |
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