John Lynch is an Emeritus Professor of Latin American History whose work primarily illuminates the complex landscape of Spanish America between 1750 and 1850. His scholarship delves into the profound historical processes, significant political transformations, and intricate social dynamics that characterized this pivotal era. Lynch meticulously examines the foundational nation-building processes and the enduring impacts of colonial rule. His research offers critical insights into the forces that shaped the region's identity and trajectory.
Eye-to-eye with Your Ancestors
This is the story of how a cocktail of extraordinary traits were combined to create us, human beings. Fusing epic science with the drama of individual lives, it is the tale of everyone on the planet today. This book follows the changing lives of each species of human, ending with the Neanderthals.
Spanish America was engulfed for nearly two decades in revolutions for independence that were sudden, violent, and universal.
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