This study compares Colombian and Greek independence, examining the limits of agency. It analyzes the paradox of using European Enlightenment concepts to forge national identities against empires, showing how global ideas were re-elaborated into local founding myths and political autonomy.
Luis Alfredo De la Peña Jiménez
Universidad del País Vasco (Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea), Spain - ORCID: 0000-0001-9759-3890
Chapter Title
I limiti dell’agenzia. Imperi e individui nelle guerre d’indipendenza colombiane e greche
Authors
Luis Alfredo De la Peña Jiménez
Language
Italian
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-1080-5.17
Peer Reviewed
Publication Year
2026
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© 2026 Author(s)
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Book Title
Idee e oggetti in movimento: circolazione, connessioni, percezioni, limitazioni
Book Subtitle
Atti del Convegno 2023 del corso di dottorato in Studi Storici delle Università di Firenze e Siena (Siena, 17 maggio 2023)
Editors
Alberto Cancellara, Andrea Nossa, Leandro Stacchini, Barbara Testini
Peer Reviewed
Number of Pages
202
Publication Year
2026
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© 2026 Author(s)
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-1080-5
ISBN Print
979-12-215-1079-9
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-1080-5
eISBN (xml)
979-12-215-1081-2
Series Title
Proceedings e report
Series ISSN
2704-601X
Series E-ISSN
2704-5846