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Lynch, John was born on January 11, 1927 in Boldon, Durham, England. Son of John Patrick and Teresa (Collins) Lynch.
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This text describes the history of a crucial century for Spain, when statesmen had to innovate and people to adjust. Under Charles III the power of the state and the impulse to reform reached their peak, and his reign was viewed by posterity as a model of enlightened absolutism. John Lynch takes as his theme the interplay between new policy and changing conditions in Spain and its empire. Population growth increased the pressure on land and depressed rural living standards, at a time when rising grain prices brought landowners great profit. Lynch considers whether reformers had the will or the means to effect the structural changes needed in Spain, abolish privilege, liberalize land policy and redistribute resources. In doing so, he highlights the critical importance of Spain's American empire in the Bourbon programme. This book explores the limits of modernization and of the classical dilemma confronting Spanish government: how could it reform the existing system without subverting it?.
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(The caudillo of Spanish America was both regional chiefta...)
The caudillo of Spanish America was both regional chieftain and, in the turbulent years of the early nineteenth century, national leader. His power base rested on ownership of land and control of armed bands. He was the rival of constitutional rulers and the precursor of modern dictators. In this book, Lynch explores the changing perception of the caudillo--bandit chief, guerrilla leader, republican hero--and examines his multi-faceted role as regional strongman, war leader, landowner, distributor of patronage, and the "necessary gendarme" who maintained social order. Lynch traces the origins and development of the caudillo tradition, and sets it in its contemporary context. His scholarly analysis of this central theme in the history of Spanish America is underpinned by detailed case studies of four major caudillos: Juan Manuel de Rosas (Argentina), José Antonio Páez (Venezuela), Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna (Mexico), and Raphael Carrera (Guatemala). This study is an important contribution our understanding of political and social structures during the formative period of the nation-state in Spanish America.
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Spanish America was engulfed for nearly two decades in revolutions for independence that were sudden, violent, and universal. John Lynch provides a brilliant survey of the men and the movements during these critical years. He views the revolutionary outbreak as the culmination of a long process of alienation from Spain during which Spanish Americans became aware of their own identity, conscious of their own culture, and jealous of their own resources. He traces the forces of independence as they gathered momentum and spread across the subcontinent in two great waves converging on Peru. He also explains why the heroic liberators, among them San Martín, Bolívar, and O'Higgins, were unable to prevent the revolutions from ultimately turning into counterrevolutions that frustrated their efforts to create new societies. In the second edition, Lynch adds a section on Central America and incorporates the latest work being done on the origins and aftermaths of these revolutions.
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Lynch, John was born on January 11, 1927 in Boldon, Durham, England. Son of John Patrick and Teresa (Collins) Lynch.
Master of Arts in History with 1st class honors, University Edinburgh, Scotland, 1952. Doctor of Philosophy in History, University London, 1955. Doctor Honoris Causa, University Seville, Spain, 1990.
Lecturer in modern history University Liverpool, England, 1954-1961. Lecturer, reader, professor Latin American history University College London, 1961-1974. Director, professor Institute Latin American Studies University London, 1974-1987, professor emeritus, since 1987.
Harrison visiting professor College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1991-1992.
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Fellow Royal History Society.
Married Wendy Kathleen Norman, August 6, 1960. Children: Kathleen, Madeleine, Caroline, Jonathan, Mark.
