Will Fowler is a professor of Latin American studies at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. He is the author or editor of several books, including Forceful Negotiations; Malcontents, Rebels, and “Pronunciados”; and Celebrating Insurrection, all published by the University of Nebraska Press.

"Independent Mexico strengthens the foundation for talking about political tumult at the national level as a quasi-bureaucratic process in which a wide web of prominent citizens engaged."-Zachary Brittsan, Hispanic American Historical Review "An important work that can be built on to answer other questions."-CHOICE "Fowler crafts an exceptionally cogent narrative of Mexico’s tumultuous first fifty years and provides a pithy synthesis of recent advances in the historiography of Mexican independence, both of which will be useful to advanced undergraduates and graduate students unfamiliar with the topic."-Marc Antone, H-LatAm "[Independent Mexico] will be treasured by scholars of Mexico’s late colonial and early national history."-Robert E. May, Journal of the Society for Latin American Studies "Independent Mexico: The Pronunciamiento in the Age of Santa Anna, 1821–1858, will be indispensable to those historians looking to understand Mexico's political culture."-Catherine Andrews, Estudios de Historia Moderna y ContemporÁnea de MÉxico “Independent Mexico is one of the best college history texts I have read in a long time. The book is imaginative, well conceived, and well researched. . . . Will Fowler has put together a fascinating book on one of the most contested topics in the current debate about Latin America: the role of force in history.”-Abdiel OÑate, professor of Latin American studies at San Francisco State University

• List of Maps    Preface    Acknowledgments    Chronology of Main Events and Pronunciamientos, 1821–1858    1. “Soft” Coups, Occupations, and “Gestures of Rebellion”: The Pronunciamiento, Past and Present Interpretations    2. The Origins of Mexico’s Mimetic Insurrectionism: The Foundational Pronunciamientos of Cabezas de San Juan and Iguala, 1820–1821    3. The Voice of the Provinces: The Insurrectional Contagion of Mexico’s First Pronunciamientos, 1821–1831    4. When the Pronunciamiento Went Viral: The Popularization of the Pronunciamiento, 1832–1842    5. From Forceful Negotiation to Civil War: The Pronunciamientos, Coups d’État, and Revolutions of the Mid-Nineteenth Century, 1843–1858    Conclusion: Mimetic Insurrectionism, the Pronunciamiento, and Independent Mexico    Notes    Bibliography    Index

Will Fowler is a professor of Latin American studies at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. He is the author or editor of several books, including Forceful Negotiations; Malcontents, Rebels, and “Pronunciados”; and Celebrating Insurrection, all published by the University of Nebraska Press.

"Independent Mexico strengthens the foundation for talking about political tumult at the national level as a quasi-bureaucratic process in which a wide web of prominent citizens engaged."-Zachary Brittsan, Hispanic American Historical Review "An important work that can be built on to answer other questions."-CHOICE "Fowler crafts an exceptionally cogent narrative of Mexico’s tumultuous first fifty years and provides a pithy synthesis of recent advances in the historiography of Mexican independence, both of which will be useful to advanced undergraduates and graduate students unfamiliar with the topic."-Marc Antone, H-LatAm "[Independent Mexico] will be treasured by scholars of Mexico’s late colonial and early national history."-Robert E. May, Journal of the Society for Latin American Studies "Independent Mexico: The Pronunciamiento in the Age of Santa Anna, 1821–1858, will be indispensable to those historians looking to understand Mexico's political culture."-Catherine Andrews, Estudios de Historia Moderna y ContemporÁnea de MÉxico “Independent Mexico is one of the best college history texts I have read in a long time. The book is imaginative, well conceived, and well researched. . . . Will Fowler has put together a fascinating book on one of the most contested topics in the current debate about Latin America: the role of force in history.”-Abdiel OÑate, professor of Latin American studies at San Francisco State University

• List of Maps    Preface    Acknowledgments    Chronology of Main Events and Pronunciamientos, 1821–1858    1. “Soft” Coups, Occupations, and “Gestures of Rebellion”: The Pronunciamiento, Past and Present Interpretations    2. The Origins of Mexico’s Mimetic Insurrectionism: The Foundational Pronunciamientos of Cabezas de San Juan and Iguala, 1820–1821    3. The Voice of the Provinces: The Insurrectional Contagion of Mexico’s First Pronunciamientos, 1821–1831    4. When the Pronunciamiento Went Viral: The Popularization of the Pronunciamiento, 1832–1842    5. From Forceful Negotiation to Civil War: The Pronunciamientos, Coups d’État, and Revolutions of the Mid-Nineteenth Century, 1843–1858    Conclusion: Mimetic Insurrectionism, the Pronunciamiento, and Independent Mexico    Notes    Bibliography    Index

Will Fowler is a professor of Latin American studies at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. He is the author or editor of several books, including Forceful Negotiations; Malcontents, Rebels, and “Pronunciados”; and Celebrating Insurrection, all published by the University of Nebraska Press.

"Independent Mexico strengthens the foundation for talking about political tumult at the national level as a quasi-bureaucratic process in which a wide web of prominent citizens engaged."-Zachary Brittsan, Hispanic American Historical Review "An important work that can be built on to answer other questions."-CHOICE "Fowler crafts an exceptionally cogent narrative of Mexico’s tumultuous first fifty years and provides a pithy synthesis of recent advances in the historiography of Mexican independence, both of which will be useful to advanced undergraduates and graduate students unfamiliar with the topic."-Marc Antone, H-LatAm "[Independent Mexico] will be treasured by scholars of Mexico’s late colonial and early national history."-Robert E. May, Journal of the Society for Latin American Studies "Independent Mexico: The Pronunciamiento in the Age of Santa Anna, 1821–1858, will be indispensable to those historians looking to understand Mexico's political culture."-Catherine Andrews, Estudios de Historia Moderna y ContemporÁnea de MÉxico “Independent Mexico is one of the best college history texts I have read in a long time. The book is imaginative, well conceived, and well researched. . . . Will Fowler has put together a fascinating book on one of the most contested topics in the current debate about Latin America: the role of force in history.”-Abdiel OÑate, professor of Latin American studies at San Francisco State University

• List of Maps    Preface    Acknowledgments    Chronology of Main Events and Pronunciamientos, 1821–1858    1. “Soft” Coups, Occupations, and “Gestures of Rebellion”: The Pronunciamiento, Past and Present Interpretations    2. The Origins of Mexico’s Mimetic Insurrectionism: The Foundational Pronunciamientos of Cabezas de San Juan and Iguala, 1820–1821    3. The Voice of the Provinces: The Insurrectional Contagion of Mexico’s First Pronunciamientos, 1821–1831    4. When the Pronunciamiento Went Viral: The Popularization of the Pronunciamiento, 1832–1842    5. From Forceful Negotiation to Civil War: The Pronunciamientos, Coups d’État, and Revolutions of the Mid-Nineteenth Century, 1843–1858    Conclusion: Mimetic Insurrectionism, the Pronunciamiento, and Independent Mexico    Notes    Bibliography    Index