About the Author

Thomas Ward is Professor of Spanish and Director of the Latin American and Latino Studies Program at Loyola University Maryland. He is the author, editor, or translator of numerous Spanish-language works on culture, colonialism, globalization, and the nation.

Reviews

Thomas Ward's fantastic overview overturns the thesis that Latin American nationalisms came into being only in the nineteenth century. Panoramic, accessible, and full of color and detail, this is one of those rare studies appealing to specialists and nonspecialists alike."" - Christopher Conway, author of Nineteenth Century Spanish America: A Cultural History