Beyond Patriotic Phobias

"Beyond Patriotic Phobias turns on its head how scholars, journalists, and politicians represent relations between Peru and Chile. Joshua Savala contests this dominant view that highlights tensions and conflicts, instead showing how workers and common people forged diverse forms of solidarity. This is stirring and innovative social and transnational history and a major contribution to the study of class, nationalism, and the Pacific world."–– Charles Walker, Professor of History, University of California, Davis

"Based on impressive archival research, this book takes a bold and refreshing approach to the history of nineteenth-century Chile and Peru by exploring dynamics of connection, cooperation, and solidarity—rather than conflict—in the maritime worlds that linked ports and workers."—Heidi Tinsman, Professor of History, University of California, Irvine

"In this engaging labor history of the South American Pacific Ocean, Savala challenges traditional accounts that have emphasized conflict and nationalism during the War of the Pacific. Instead, he uncovers a fascinating history of the many encounters, exchanges, and solidarities that defined the lives of Chileans and Peruvians working and moving across transnational waters and ports."—Ángela Vergara, author of Fighting Unemployment in Twentieth-Century Chile