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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820315203321

Autore

Zahler Reuben <1968->

Titolo

Ambitious rebels : remaking honor, law, and liberalism in Venezuela, 1780-1850 / / Reuben Zahler

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tucson, Arizona : , : University of Arizona Press, , 2013

©2013

ISBN

0-8165-9908-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (pages cm)

Disciplina

306.20987/09034

Soggetti

Political participation - Venezuela

Liberalism - Venezuela

Political culture - Venezuela

Venezuela Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

From colony to liberal republic: the enlightenment experiment -- Bureaucrats ascendant: building a regime of law -- Law versus justice: legalism in the courts -- "Patrimony of the soul": honor in the liberal republic -- Wife, mother, citizen, whore: honor and law for women -- Liberalism without a loyal opposition: the elite consensus cracks, 1830s-40s -- The poor push back.

Sommario/riassunto

"By examining everyday life in Venezuela's post-colonial period, Reuben Zahler provides a broad perspective on conditions throughout the Americas and the tension between traditional norms and new liberal standards during Venezuela's transformation from a Spanish colony to a modern republic"--Provided by publisher.