What is new about François-Xavier Guerra´s new Political Historiography?

Abstract

François-Xavier Guerra´s work is seen as a mark in the renovation of Latin American Political Historiography. The article aims to evaluate to what point this renewal was achieved, exploring the possibilities and limits of his investigation. Thus, I discuss basically Guerra´s two major books: México: del Antiguo Régimen a la Revolución (1985) and Modernidad e independencias: ensayos sobre las revoluciones hispánicas (1992). I indicate the relationship between them, arguing that their realization is mainly theoretical.

Keywords Guerra; Historiography; Politics; America