Exile and Nation-State Formation in Argentina and Chile, 1810–1862

Edward Blumenthal is Assistant Professor of Latin American Studies at the Université Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris 3, France.

• 1. Introduction: The Floating Province of Exile.- 2. Political Displacement and Independence: Commerce, Indigenous Peoples and Exile (1810–1839).- 3. Epistolary Exchange and the Exile Experience: Transnational Networks before the Nation.- 4. Political Exile, Labor Markets and Institution Building.- 5. The Practice and Politics of Exile: Nation-State Formation from Abroad.- 6. Exile Representations of Chilean Exceptionalism.- 7. Narratives of Exile, Narratives of Nationhood.- 8. Floating Provinces: Exile and the Formation of Independent Republics.

“The book’s solid archival work, theoretical sophistication, and clear and nuanced narration of complex historical processes certainly make it valuable reading for anyone interested in nineteenth-century Latin American history.” (Jorge A. Nallim, Hispanic American Historical Review, Vol. 101 (1), 2021)