Two centuries ago,Simón Bolivar penned his legendary Letter from Jamaica,in which he warned that the greatest danger for Latin America after independence would come not only from foreign powers,but also from its ...Two centuries ago,Simón Bolivar penned his legendary Letter from Jamaica,in which he warned that the greatest danger for Latin America after independence would come not only from foreign powers,but also from its own divisions.Newly independent states,if fractured and mistrustful,would remain vulnerable to new forms of domination.Unity,for Bolivar,was not a slogan,but a condition of survival.展开更多
文摘Two centuries ago,Simón Bolivar penned his legendary Letter from Jamaica,in which he warned that the greatest danger for Latin America after independence would come not only from foreign powers,but also from its own divisions.Newly independent states,if fractured and mistrustful,would remain vulnerable to new forms of domination.Unity,for Bolivar,was not a slogan,but a condition of survival.