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Contributors Matthew Brown is a reader in latin American studies at the university of Bristol. he is writing a short history of latin America’s relationship with global empires since independence. will Fowler is a professor of latin American studies at the university of saint Andrews. he is the author of Mexico in the Age of Proposals, 1821– 1853 (1998), Tornel and Santa Anna, the Writer and the Caudillo (2000), Latin America since 1780 (2008), and Santa Anna of Mexico (2007). Josep M. Fradera is a professor of modern history at the universitat Pompeu fabra (Barcelona). he is the author of many books and articles, including Colonias para después de un imperio (2005), a detailed consideration of the transition from the greater spanish Empire to the three remaining insular colonies after 1824. Carrie GiBson completed her doctoral thesis at the university of cambridge in 2010. Brian haMnett is a research professor at the university of Essex. he is the author of many books, including A Concise History of Mexico (2007). Maurizio isaBella is a senior lecturer in history at queen Mary college, university of london. he has been a research fellow at Birkbeck college, london, and a stanley J. seeger fellow at Princeton university. he is the author of Risorgimento in Exile (2009). iona MaCintyre is a lecturer in hispanic studies at the university of Edinburgh and the author of Women and Print Culture in Post-independence Buenos Aires (2010). 322 / contributors sCarlett o’phelan Godoy is a professor of history at the Pontifica universidad católica del Perú and in 2008 and 2009 held the simón Bolívar chair of latin American studies at the university of cambridge. she is the author of many books and articles on Peruvian history. GaBriel paquette is an assistant professor of history at Johns hopkins university. he was previously a junior research fellow in history at trinity college, cambridge, and a lecturer at harvard university. he is the author of Enlightenment, Governance, and Reform in Spain and Its Empire, 1759–1808 (2008) and the editor of Enlightened Reform in Southern Europe and Its Atlantic Colonies, c. 1750–1830 (2009). david roCk graduated from cambridge university in 1967 and received a PhD in 1971. he has worked in the Department of history, university of california, santa Barbara, since 1977, teaching the history of latin America and specializing in Argentina. he is the author of four books on Argentina, including Argentina, 1516–1982. he is currently completing a book on the British community and British influence in Argentina from 1806. Christopher sChMidt-nowara is a professor of history and Prince of Asturias chair in spanish culture and civilization at tufts university. his most recent book is Slavery, Freedom, and Abolition in Latin America and the Atlantic World (2011). Jay sexton is a university lecturer in American history at oxford university . he is the author of Debtor Diplomacy: Finance and Foreign Relations in the Civil War Era, 1837– 1873 (2005) and The Monroe Doctrine (2010). reuBen zahler teaches latin American history at robert D. clark honors college at the university of oregon. he is the author of Honor, Law, and Corruption: Liberal Projects in Venezuela, 1780–1850, forthcoming from the university of Arizona Press. ...

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