Simón BolívarSimón Bolívar
a Life
Title rated 3.85 out of 5 stars, based on 9 ratings(9 ratings)
Book, 2006
Current format, Book, 2006, , Available .Book, 2006
Current format, Book, 2006, , Available . Offered in 0 more formatsSim#65533;n Bol#65533;var was a revolutionary who freed six countries, an intellectual who argued the principles of national liberation, and a general who fought a cruel colonial war. His life, passions, battles, and great victories became embedded in Spanish American culture almost as soon as they happened. This is the first major English-language biography of "The Liberator" in half a century. John Lynch draws on extensive research on the man and his era to tell Bol#65533;var's story, to understand his life in the context of his own society and times, and to explore his remarkable and enduring legacy.
The book illuminates the inner world of Bol#65533;var, the dynamics of his leadership, his power to command, and his modes of ruling the diverse peoples of Spanish America. The key to his greatness, Lynch concludes, was supreme will power and an ability to inspire people to follow him beyond their immediate interests, in some cases through years of unremitting struggle. Encompassing Bol#65533;var's entire life and his many accomplishments, this is the definitive account of a towering figure in the history of the Western hemisphere.
The book illuminates the inner world of Bol#65533;var, the dynamics of his leadership, his power to command, and his modes of ruling the diverse peoples of Spanish America. The key to his greatness, Lynch concludes, was supreme will power and an ability to inspire people to follow him beyond their immediate interests, in some cases through years of unremitting struggle. Encompassing Bol#65533;var's entire life and his many accomplishments, this is the definitive account of a towering figure in the history of the Western hemisphere.
Title availability
About
Subject and genre
Details
Publication
- New Haven : Yale University Press, c2006.
Opinion
More from the community
Community lists featuring this title
There are no community lists featuring this title
Community contributions
There are no quotations from this title
There are no quotations from this title
From the community