Samuel P. Huntington and the Roman Colonization of Spain ; Samuel P. Huntington y la Colonización Romana de España

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Abstract

Samuel P. Huntington, in his crucial as well as debated book Who Are We? (2004), to support the view that 'settlers' have always exerted a stronger cultural impact than 'immigrants', adduces the conservative nature of culture in Roman Spain and quotes Ronald Syme's Colonial Elites. Rome, Spain and the Americas (1958). The main historiographic problem - the nature of 'romanization' - is an open one; nevertheless, it is interesting to notice the role of the Roman precedent' in the American political scientist's reflections. ; Samuel P. Huntington, en su libro crucial además de importante Who Are We? (2004) sostiene la idea que los "colonos" siempre han ejercido un impacto cultural muy fuerte respecto a los "inmigrantes", aduce la naturaleza "conservadora"de la cultura en la España romana y cita al libro de Ronald Syme Colonial Elites. Rome, Spain and the Americas (1958). El principal problema historiográfico -la naturaleza de la 'romanización'- es uno abierto; sin embargo, es interesante notar el rol del precedente romano en las ideas del politólogo norteamericano.