Jay Kinsbruner Explained

Jay Kinsbruner (1939–2007)^{[1] [2]} was a professor and professor emeritus of history at Queens College, City University of New York.

Kinsbruner worked initially on early national Chile, but subsequently studied Latin American independence processes with a comparative approach. His books include:

• Diego Portales: Interpretative Essays on the Man and Times (Martinus Nijhoff, 1967)^[3]
• Bernardo O'Higgins (Twayne Publishers, 1968)^[4]
• The Spanish-American Independence Movement (Dryden Press 1973)^[5]
• Chile: A Historical Interpretation (Harper & Row, 1974)^[6]
• Independence in Spanish America: Civil Wars, Revolutions, and Underdevelopment (University of New Mexico Press, 1994)^[7]
• Petty Capitalism in Spanish America: The Pulperos of Puebla, Mexico City, Caracas, and Buenos Aires (Westview Press, 1987)^[8]
• Not of Pure Blood: The Free People of Color and Racial Prejudice in Nineteenth-Century Puerto Rico (Duke University Press, 1996)^[9]
• The Colonial Spanish-American City: Urban Life in the Age of Atlantic Capitalism (University of Texas Press, 2005)^[10]

He also edited the second edition of the Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture, with over 3,000 articles.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jay Kinsbruner College Professor, 68 . Sullivan County Democrat . 16 October 2007 . 7 November 2019.
2. Web site: Obituary of Jay Kinsbruner . Joseph N. Garlick Funeral Home . 7 November 2019.
3. Reviews of Diego Portales: Thomas O. Flickema, The Hispanic American Historical Review,, ; Carl Solberg, The American Historical Review,, ; Terence S. Tarr, The Americas,,
4. Reviews of Bernardo O'Higgins: Richard K. Murdoch, The Americas, ; ; Carl E. Solberg, The American Historical Review,, ; Terence S. Tarr, The Hispanic American Historical Review,,
5. Review of The Spanish-American Independence Movement: Leon G. Campbell, The Hispanic American Historical Review,,
6. Reviews of Chile: Jacques A. Barbier, The History Teacher,, ; Arnold J. Bauer, The Hispanic American Historical Review,, ; Gertrude Matyoka, The Americas,,
7. Reviews of Independence in Spanish America: Timothy E. Anna, The Historian, ; John Lynch, Journal of Latin American Studies,
8. Reviews of Petty Capitalism in Spanish America: Kevin Gosner, The Americas,, ; Elizabeth Kuznesof, The American Historical Review,, ; Manuel Miño Grijalva, Historia Mexicana, ; Barbara A. Tenenbaum, The Hispanic American Historical Review,,
9. Reviews of Not of Pure Blood: Franklin W. Knight, The Journal of Interdisciplinary History, ; José M. García Leduc, The Americas,, ; Aline Helg, The American Historical Review,, ; Felix V. Matos Rodriguez, The Historian, ; Winthrop R. Wright, NWIG,
10. Reviews of The Colonial Spanish-American City: Irene Chico-Wyatt, The Sixteenth Century Journal,, ; Gilbert R. Cruz, The Journal of Arizona History, ; John E. Kicza, Journal of Latin American Studies, ; Kris Lane, Urban History, ; Mariselle Meléndez, Arizona Journal of Hispanic Cultural Studies, ; David J. Robinson, Geographical Review, ; Charles F. Walker, The American Historical Review,,