"After Spanish Rule is an important book, sparkling with insights and challenges to received wisdom. . . . [R]equired reading. . . . This volume proves that the engagement between Latin American and postcolonial studies is certainly worthwhile." — Peter Wogan , Journal of Anthropological Research
"[A] fine and timely volume. . . . After Spanish Rule is both intellectually coherent and full of lively discussion between contributors. There is a real sense of the distinct essays communicating with each other, and the reader would be well advised to read the whole book. It is a valuable critical addition to the slowly growing field of postcolonial studies in the Americas." — Elisa Sampson Vera Tudela , Journal of Latin American Studies
"[A] stimulating and provoking collection that reaches across a wide spectrum of fields and specialisations in order to overhaul the ways that we think about the period after Spanish rule. As Simón Bolívar might have reflected upon reading a volume such as this, ploughing the sea might have to be the first hesitant step towards serving the revolution." — Matthew Brown , Bulletin of Latin American Research
"[A]n outstanding collection of essays. . . . [G]raduate students and theoretically-oriented scholars will find much to excite their minds in these engaging essays that demonstrate recent orientations in historians' engagement with postcolonial theory." — Rick López , The Americas
"[S]timuating. . . . [B]reaks some new ground in attempting to incorporate the former Spanish American colonies into discussions of postcolonialism." — Eric Van Young, American Historical Review
"This book is a thoughtful assessment of Latin America in the postcolonial historiography. After Spanish Rule makes a significant contribution to the debate by providing evidence that counters the idea of Latin American exceptionalism. It will be of interest to scholars and graduate students." — Charlotte M. Gradie, History: Reviews of New Books
“After Spanish Rule occupies the ground between Latin American exceptionalism and the so-called universalism of postcolonial studies. These essays enrich the field of postcolonial studies by bringing Latin American materials within its purview.”
— Gyan Prakash, editor of After Colonialism: Imperial Histories and Postcolonial Displacements