Ambitious Rebels : Remaking Honor, Law, and Liberalism in Venezuela, 1780-1850.
Title:
Ambitious Rebels : Remaking Honor, Law, and Liberalism in Venezuela, 1780-1850.
Author:
Zahler, Reuben.
ISBN:
9780816599080
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (288 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations for Archives -- Chronology of Presidencies, 1821-1858 -- Introduction: Honor, Law, and Revolution -- Chapter One. From Colony to Liberal Republic: The Enlightenment Experiment -- Chapter Two. Bureaucrats Ascendant: Building a Regime of Law -- Chapter Three. Law Versus Justice: Legalism in the Courts -- Chapter Four. "Patrimony of the Soul" : Honor in the Liberal Republic -- Chapter Five. Wife, Mother, Citizen, Whore: Honor and Law for Women -- Chapter Six. Liberalism Without a Loyal Opposition: The Elite Consensus Cracks, 1830's-1840's -- Chapter Seven. The Poor Push Back -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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