The Caudillo of the Andes: Andres de Santa Cruz - New Approaches to the Americas (Paperback)

'This book is a most welcome addition to the literature on politics, caudillismo, and state formation in post-Independence Latin America. The Caudillo of the Andes offers an engaging and fascinating account of one of the most important South American statesmen, inexplicably forgotten by most contemporary historians.' Carlos Aguirre, University of Oregon
'Both scholarly and fascinating, this unprecedented biography of General Andres de Santa Cruz highlights the complexities and many meanings of nineteenth-century military caudillos in South America - in this case, one whose pan-Andean legacy still echoes today.' Paul Gootenberg, Stony Brook University
'Natalia Sobrevilla Perea has written an accessible and smart biography of Andres de Santa Cruz, the fascinating Bolivia caudillo who was a worldly liberal, fervent nationalist, Francophile, defender of indigenous people, and innovative but ultimately failed statemaker. The Caudillo of the Andes addresses Latin America's never-ending riddle of strongman rule and is particularly timely as tensions among Bolivia, Peru, and Chile continue. This is an important book that will be much used in the classroom.' Charles Walker, University of California, Davis
"This book is a most welcome addition to the literature on politics, caudillismo, and state formation in post-Independence Latin America. The Caudillo of the Andes offers an engaging and fascinating account of one of the most important South American statesmen, inexplicably forgotten by most contemporary historians." - Carlos Aguirre, University of Oregon
"Both scholarly and fascinating, this unprecedented biography of General Andres de Santa Cruz highlights the complexities and many meanings of nineteenth-century military caudillos in South America - in this case, one whose pan-Andean legacy still echoes today." - Paul Gootenberg, Stony Brook University, New York
"Natalia Sobrevilla Perea has written an accessible and smart biography of Andres de Santa Cruz, the fascinating Bolivia caudillo who was a worldly liberal, fervent nationalist, Francophile, defender of indigenous people, and innovative but ultimately failed statemaker. The Caudillo of the Andes addresses Latin America's never-ending riddle of strongman rule and is particularly timely as tensions among Bolivia, Peru, and Chile continue. This is an important book that will be much used in the classroom." - Charles Walker, University of California, Davis