National Identities in Central American in a Comparative Perspective: The Modern Public Sphere and the Celebration of Centennial of Central American Independence September 15, 1921

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2005Author
Fumero-Vargas, Ana Patricia
Publisher
University of Kansas
Format
300
Type
Dissertation
Degree Level
Ph.D.
Discipline
History
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In each of the Central American countries, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador,
Nicaragua, and Costa Rica, the degree of development of the public sphere and
political practices determined the way in which national identity discourses were
elaborated, disseminated, and appropriated by society. The public sphere and political
practices also shaped these discourses in each national culture, and in the long run
they develop a democratic culture. Through the study of the public sphere and
political practices, this study shows how collective action opened or widened spaces
for popular participation and how it transformed the understanding of politics in the
first decades of the twentieth century Central America.
This study analyzes national identity discourses, specifically those given
during the Independence Day celebrations in Central America from 1870 to 1921. In
addition, this study examines how diverse social actors approached national identity
during the celebration of the centennial of Independence in September 15, 1921 to
understand the role of celebrations and the alliances between political leaders and
popular groups, and the function of intellectuals in the social organization. This
approach provides a different way to examine the relationship between the Liberal
state and its "citizens," and how Central American society understood citizenship in
the 1920s.
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Americans who have earned graduate degrees at KU. This work is part of the Central American Theses
and Dissertations collection in KU ScholarWorks and is being made freely available with permission of the
author through the efforts of Professor Emeritus Charles Stansifer of the History department and the staff of
the Scholarly Communications program at the University of Kansas Libraries’ Center for Digital Scholarship.
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