In Bandits and Liberals, Rebels and Saints Alan Knight offers a
distinct perspective on several overarching themes in Latin
American history, spanning approximately two centuries, from 1800
to 2000. Knight's approach is ambitious and comparative-sometimes
ranging beyond Latin America and combining relevant social theory
with robust empirical detail. He tries to offer answers to big
questions while challenging alternative answers and approaches,
including several recently fashionable ones. While the individual
essays and the book as a whole are roughly chronological, the
approach is essentially thematic, with chapters devoted to major
contentious themes in Latin American history across two centuries:
the sociopolitical roots and impact of banditry; the character and
evolution of liberalism; religious conflict; the divergent
historical trajectories of Peru and Mexico; the nature of informal
empire and internal colonialism; and the region's revolutionary
history-viewed through the twin prisms of British perceptions and
comparative global history.
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