Spanish Theses: Recent submissions
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Man and society : the notion of responsibility in the novels of Alejo Carpentier
(University of St Andrews, 1982) - ThesisThe aim of this thesis is to investigate the highly moral ethic of social duty and responsibility which animates the work of Alejo Carpentier. In order to examine this theme, I have studied, in particular, the following ... -
The political and military career of General Anastasio Bustamente (1780-1853)
(University of St Andrews, 2001-05) - ThesisAnastasio Bustamante was born in the modern day state of Michoacan in 1780. He served the Royalist Army during the insurgency (1810-1821). He was one of the first officers to adhere to Agustin de Iturbide's Plan of Iguala ... -
The political career and ideology of Mariano Otero, Mexican politician (1817-1850)
(University of St Andrews, 2012) - ThesisThe traditionalist historiography of nineteenth-century Mexico produced a simplistic binary view of the period in which politics were characterised by a clear-cut liberal/conservative divide. According to this interpretation, ... -
The displaced I : a poetics of exile in Spanish autobiographical writing by women
(University of St Andrews, 2013-06-27) - ThesisLiterary responses to Republican exile are diverse and autobiographical works have emerged as a significant modality of this exilic literature. Utilising poetics as a mode of inquiry, this thesis aims to examine some of ... -
The pronunciamiento in nineteenth-century Mexico : the case of Jalisco (1821-1852)
(University of St Andrews, 2012-06-21) - ThesisThe pronunciamiento was a political practice with its origins in early nineteenth-century Spain. It was a form of political petitioning usually undertaken by coalitions of military and civilian actors to make demands against ...