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Political Exile in the Twentieth Century
Christian Democrats in Europe and the Americas
2021 || Hardcover || Wolfram Kaiser e.a. || Leuven University Press
This book focuses on the political exile of Catholic Christian Democrats during the global twentieth century, from the end of the First World War to the end of the Cold War. Transcending the common national approach, the present volume puts transnational perspectives at center stage and in doing so aspires to be a genuinely global and longitudinal study. Political Exile in the Global Twentieth Century includes chapters on continental European exile in the United Kingdom and North America thro...
La Monarquía Indiana de Carlos II en la encrujiada
La reconfiguración del poder virreinal en el Perú (1674-1689)
2024 || Paperback || Juan Jiménez Castillo || Leuven University Press
A finales del siglo XVII, la América española no sufrió ninguna crisis destinada a la decadencia de su Imperio. El presente libro desentraña las causas y consecuencias de los cambios políticos que llevó a cabo Carlos II en uno de los reinos más poderosos de su patrimonio: el Perú. Este libro presenta, desde una perspectiva inédita, cómo la América hispánica fue precursora en las reformas sobre las cortes virreinales, las cuales fueron el prolegómeno de un punto de inflexión en e...
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Heraldic Hierarchies
Identity, Status and State Intervention in Early Modern Heraldry
2021 || Paperback || Steven Thiry e.a. || Leuven University Press
Early modern heraldry was far from a nostalgic remnant from a feudal past. From the Reformation to the French Revolution, aspiring men seized on these signs to position themselves in a changing society, imbuing heraldic tradition with fresh meaning. Whereas post-medieval developments are all too often described in terms of decadence and stifling formality, recent studies rightly stress the dynamic capacity of bearing arms.
Heraldic Hierarchies aims to correct former misconceptions. Contributi...
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Who Owns Africa?
Neocolonialism, Investment, and the New Scramble
2022 || Paperback || Bekeh Utietiang Ukelina || Leuven University Press
The independence of African countries from their European colonizers in the late 1950s and 1960s marked a shift in the continent's political leadership. Nevertheless, the economies of African nations remained tied to those of their former colonies, raising questions of resource control and the sovereignty of these nation-states.
Who Owns Africa? addresses the role of foreign actors in Africa and their competing interests in exploiting the resources of Africa and its people. An interdisciplina...