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
Summary
"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
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-317) and index
