Overview

This book explores the transformation of political culture in northwest Spanish America during the age of the Atlantic revolutions and the subsequent period of nation building. It examines these transformations by focusing on the meaning and intellectual importance of social difference, both as a resource and as an obstacle, for diverse political and intellectual actors. Francisco A. Ortega follows key political debates in several spheres of cultural and political negotiation, including constitutional theory, social anthropology and ethnography, political economy and education. These spheres constituted intense venues of debate and creativity, as the new republics made strenuous efforts to build the material and intellectual basis of new states. The book discusses the powerful independent projects and ambitious institutional efforts within these spheres and shows how they draw from a shared Euro-American history in order to respond to the post-colonial challenge of constructing representative republics with heterogeneous populations.

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Author:   Francisco Ortega (National University of Colombia, Colombia)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Academic
ISBN:  

9781474254472

ISBN 10:   1474254470
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   20 May 2021
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction. From a Colony of Enemies to a Republic of Fellow citizens: The Prudent Government of Difference Part I: The Polemical context 1. Tente en el Ayre: Racial Attitudes and Values in the Great Colombia Region 1770-1870 Part II: Constituting and Social Difference 2. Salta Atrás: Constituting a Diverse Republic 3. Gente Decente: Equality, Diversity and Citizenship 4. No te Entiendo: A Fourth Moral Power Part III: The Political Languages of Man and Labor 5. Lobo: Constituting Man: The Sciences of Man and the Creation of Race 6. Morisco: Economic Reforms and Moral Cohesion Part IV: Making Citizens Out of Plebs 7. Genizara: Educating Virtuous Citizens, Moralizing Ignorant Masses 8. Conclusion Bibliography Index

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Francisco A. Ortega is Associate Professor in the history department at the National University of Colombia, Colombia.

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