Description: "This book is the outcome of a conference held in Munster in May 2011"--p. [xiii].
Brief description: Silke Hensel is Professor of Latin American History at the Westfalische Wilhelms-Universitat Munster, Germany. Her research interests include Mexican independence and 19th century political history as well as migration, ethnicity and racism in the Americas. Ulrike Bock is a Research Assistant at the Westfalische Wilhelms-Universitat Munster, Germany. Her work concentrates on the transformation of the political order in Yucatan/Mexico during the Age of Revolution. Katrin Dircksen is a Research Assistant at the Westfalische Wilhelms-Universitat Munster, Germany. Her dissertation focuses on political festivities in Mexico City during the era of independence. Hans-Ulrich Thamer is Professor Emeritus of Modern and Contemporary History at the Westfalische Wilhelms-Universitat Munster, Germany. His research interests include the French Revolution and French political history, National Socialism and European fascism.