In 1830, after the July Revolution, he became a Saint-Simonian, and edited their paper Le Globe.[1] The paper was banned in 1832, when the "Simonian sect" was found to be prejudicial to the social order, and Chevalier, as its editor, was sentenced to six months imprisonment.
After his release, Minister of the InteriorAdolphe Thiers sent him in 1834 on a mission to the United States and Mexico, to observe the state of industrial and financial affairs in the Americas. In the United States, Chevalier visited different parts of the country studying American society, its manners and political, social, and economic institutions. He made some keen observations along the way that were published in France by the Journal des débats producing at the time "an immense effect".[2] In Mexico he exchanged ideas with the mineralogist and politician Andrés Manuel del Río. It was during this trip that he also developed the idea that the Spanish-speaking and Portuguese-speaking parts of the Americas shared a cultural or racial affinity with all the European peoples with a Romance culture. Chevalier postulated that this part of the Americas were inhabited by people of a "Latin race," which could be a natural ally of "Latin Europe" in its struggle with "Teutonic Europe," "Anglo-Saxon America" and "Slavic Europe."[3] The idea was later taken up by French and Latin American intellectuals and political leaders of the mid and late nineteenth century, who no longer looked to Spain or Portugal as cultural models, but rather to France, and who coined the term "Latin America". In the end, this was just an excuse for France to invade Mexico, which Chevalier supported.[4][5]
In 1837, he wrote a well received work, Des intérèts matériels en France, after which his career took off. At age 35, he was appointed professor of political economy at the Collège de France.[citation needed]
In 1839, letters that he sent to France during his mission to North America were translated and edited by Thomas Gamaliel Bradford and published in the United States as, Society, manners and politics in the United States; being a series of letters on North America.[6]Orestes Brownson reviewed the book and wrote that, "The work itself is highly important and interesting, and is well worth the perusal and even the study of every American citizen."[7]
^Kirwan, Andrew Valentine. Modern France: Its Journalism, Literature, and Society. London, 1863, pp. 35-36.
^The Eclectic Magazine of Foreign Literature, Science, and Art, 1851, Volume 22, p. 515.
^Mignolo, Walter (2005). The Idea of Latin America. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 77–80. ISBN978-1-4051-0086-1.
^McGuiness, Aims (2003). "Searching for 'Latin America': Race and Sovereignty in the Americas in the 1850s" in Appelbaum, Nancy P. et al. (eds.). Race and Nation in Modern Latin America. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 87-107. ISBN0-8078-5441-7
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Michel Chevalier news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Michel Chevalier French miʃɛl ʃevalje 13 January 1806 18 November 1879 was a French engineer statesman economist and free market liberal Michel Chevalier Contents 1 Biography 2 Works 3 See also 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksBiography editBorn in Limoges Haute Vienne Chevalier studied at the Ecole Polytechnique obtaining an engineering degree at the Paris Ecole des mines in 1829 In 1830 after the July Revolution he became a Saint Simonian and edited their paper Le Globe 1 The paper was banned in 1832 when the Simonian sect was found to be prejudicial to the social order and Chevalier as its editor was sentenced to six months imprisonment After his release Minister of the Interior Adolphe Thiers sent him in 1834 on a mission to the United States and Mexico to observe the state of industrial and financial affairs in the Americas In the United States Chevalier visited different parts of the country studying American society its manners and political social and economic institutions He made some keen observations along the way that were published in France by the Journal des debats producing at the time an immense effect 2 In Mexico he exchanged ideas with the mineralogist and politician Andres Manuel del Rio It was during this trip that he also developed the idea that the Spanish speaking and Portuguese speaking parts of the Americas shared a cultural or racial affinity with all the European peoples with a Romance culture Chevalier postulated that this part of the Americas were inhabited by people of a Latin race which could be a natural ally of Latin Europe in its struggle with Teutonic Europe Anglo Saxon America and Slavic Europe 3 The idea was later taken up by French and Latin American intellectuals and political leaders of the mid and late nineteenth century who no longer looked to Spain or Portugal as cultural models but rather to France and who coined the term Latin America In the end this was just an excuse for France to invade Mexico which Chevalier supported 4 5 In 1837 he wrote a well received work Des interets materiels en France after which his career took off At age 35 he was appointed professor of political economy at the College de France citation needed In 1839 letters that he sent to France during his mission to North America were translated and edited by Thomas Gamaliel Bradford and published in the United States as Society manners and politics in the United States being a series of letters on North America 6 Orestes Brownson reviewed the book and wrote that The work itself is highly important and interesting and is well worth the perusal and even the study of every American citizen 7 He was elected as a member to the American Philosophical Society in 1852 8 Chevalier was an early member of the Societe d economie politique organized in 1842 by Pellegrino Rossi 9 He was elected a depute for the departement of Aveyron in 1845 an appointment of Senator followed in 1860 In 1859 he was elected a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Together with Richard Cobden and John Bright he prepared the free trade agreement of 1860 between the United Kingdom and France which is still called the Cobden Chevalier Treaty He died in Lodeve Works editDes interets materiels en France 1837 Society manners and politics in the United States being a series of letters on North America 1839 Histoire et description des voies de communication aux Etats Unis 1840 42 2 volumes Essais de politique industrielle 1843 Cours d economie politique 1842 44 u 1850 3 volumes L isthme de Panama suivi d un apercu sur l isthme de Suez 1844 Les Brevets d invention examines dans leurs rapports avec le principe de la liberte du travail et avec le principe de l egalite des citoyens 1878See also editManchester capitalism Saint SimonianismReferences edit Kirwan Andrew Valentine Modern France Its Journalism Literature and Society London 1863 pp 35 36 The Eclectic Magazine of Foreign Literature Science and Art 1851 Volume 22 p 515 Mignolo Walter 2005 The Idea of Latin America Oxford Wiley Blackwell pp 77 80 ISBN 978 1 4051 0086 1 McGuiness Aims 2003 Searching for Latin America Race and Sovereignty in the Americas in the 1850s in Appelbaum Nancy P et al eds Race and Nation in Modern Latin America Chapel Hill University of North Carolina Press 87 107 ISBN 0 8078 5441 7 Chasteen John Charles 2001 Born in Blood and Fire A Concise History of Latin America W W Norton 157 ISBN 0 393 97613 0 Michel Chevalier Society manners and politics in the United States being a series of letters on North America Boston Weeks Jordan amp Co 1839 The Boston Quarterly Review 1840 Volume 3 p 209 APS Member History search amphilsoc org Retrieved 2021 04 16 Courtois Alphonse 1846 Notice historique Annales de la Societe d economie politique in French 7 10 retrieved 2017 08 18Further reading editWorks by Michel Chevalier at Project Gutenberg Works by or about Michel Chevalier at Internet Archive Gallica includes works of Michel Chevalier Robinson Moncure 1880 Obituary Notice of Michel Chevalier Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 19 107 28 37 External links edit nbsp Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica article Chevalier Michel nbsp Media related to Michel Chevalier at Wikimedia Commons Michael Chevalier Society Manners and Politics in the United States Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Michel Chevalier amp oldid 1177648099, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
