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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462634303321

Autore

Delpar Helen

Titolo

Red Against Blue [[electronic resource] ] : The Liberal Party in Colombian Politics, 1863 - 1899

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, 2010

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (280 p.)

Collana

Library Alabama Classics

Disciplina

320.9/861

320.9861

Soggetti

Colombia -- Politics and government -- 1863-1885

Colombia -- Politics and government -- 1886-1903

Partido Conservador (Colombia) -- History

Partido Liberal (Colombia) -- History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Tables; Preface; 1. The Origins of Colombian Liberalism: A Backward Glance; 2. Party Alignment in Nineteenth-Century Colombia: A Regional Survey; 3. A Liberal Profile; 4. The Evolution of Liberal Thought; 5. The Political Process in a Federal Setting; 6. The Crisis of Liberalism; 7. In the Role of the Vanquished; 8. Road to Revolution; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

"Delpar provides a history of Colombia's liberal party covering a period in which it was first the dominant party (1863-1885) and then the party of opposition (1886-1899). Delpar's study is well written and firmly grounded in extensive research [and] will occupy a prominent position in the sparse historiography of the late 19th century Colombia." - Hispanic American Historical Review (HAHR)  "Delpar has given us a book that is disarmingly unpretentious yet offers considerably more than the title implies. As a discussion of the Liberal Party during the latter part of the 19th ce