A Life Together: Lucas Alaman and Mexico, 1792-1853 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780300233919)

An eminent historian's biography of one of Mexico's most prominent statesmen, thinkers, and writers

Lucas Alam n (1792-1853) was the most prominent statesman, political economist, and historian in nineteenth-century Mexico. Alam n served as the central ministerial figure in the national government on three occasions, founded the Conservative Party in the wake of the Mexican-American War, and authored the greatest historical work on Mexico's struggle for independence. Though Mexican historiography has painted Alam n as a reactionary, Van Young's balanced portrait draws upon fifteen years of research to argue that Alam n was a conservative modernizer, whose north star was always economic development and political stability as the means of drawing Mexico into the North Atlantic world of advanced nation-states. Van Young illuminates Alam n's contribution to the course of industrialization, advocacy for scientific development, and unerring faith in private property and institutions such as church and army as anchors for social stability, as well as his less commendable views, such as his disdain for popular democracy.

Author: Eric Van Young
ISBN-10: 0300233914
ISBN-13: 9780300233919
Publisher: Yale University Press
Language: English
Published: 05/25/2021
Pages: 848
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 3.04lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.60w x 2.20d

About the Author
Eric Van Young is Distinguished Professor of History Emeritus at the University of California, San Diego. He is the author of several books, including The Other Rebellion, which was awarded the Bolton-Johnson Prize by the Conference on Latin American History.