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Honorable Lives: Lawyers, Family, and Politics in Colombia, 17801850 (Pitt Latin American Series)
Victor Uribe-Uran
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Paperback. This is the first work in English to discuss the social and political history of lawyers in a Latin American country. By exploring the lives of lawyers, Uribe-Uran is also able to focus on a general history of Latin America, while exploring key social and political changes and continuities from 1780 to 1850. Series: Pitt Latin American (Paperback). Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; LAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
The first work in English to discuss the social and political history of lawyers in a Latin American country, Honorable Lives presents a portrait of lawyers in late colonial and early modern Colombia. Uribe-Uran focuses on the social origins, education, and careers of those qualified to practice law before the highest colonial courts—Audiencias—and the republican courts after the 1820s. In the course of his study, Uribe-Uran answers many questions about this elite group of professionals. What were the social origins and families of lawyers? Their relation to the state? Their participation in political movements and parties, revolutions, civil wars, and ... Read more
The first work in English to discuss the social and political history of lawyers in a Latin American country, Honorable Lives presents a portrait of lawyers in late colonial and early modern Colombia. Uribe-Uran focuses on the social origins, education, and careers of those qualified to practice law before the highest colonial courts—Audiencias—and the republican courts after the 1820s. In the course of his study, Uribe-Uran answers many questions about this elite group of professionals. What were the social origins and families of lawyers? Their relation to the state? Their participation in political movements and parties, revolutions, civil wars, and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Condition
New
Series
Pitt Latin American (Paperback)
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Pittsburgh PA, United States
ISBN
9780822985914
SKU
V9780822985914
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About Victor Uribe-Uran
Victor M. Uribe-Uran is associate professor of history and law at Florida International University.
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