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Of Love and Other Passions: Elites, Politics, and Family in Bogota, Colombia, 1778-1870
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Guiomar Duenas-Vargas (Author)
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In Of Love and Other Passions Guiomar Duenas-Vargas delves into the world of emotions among the bourgeois elite in Bogota from the end of the colonial period to 1870. While most studies of the period focus solely on the country's political activity, Duenas-Vargas shows how Colombia's social, cultural, and political changes transformed the meaning of love, which contributed to the evolution of new models of femininity and masculinity.
By examining sources such as personal letters and diaries, Duenas-Vargas presents the emotional profiles of families and couples, demonstrating how their conduct challenged the established order. As lovers insisted on choosing their own mates rather than marrying spouses selected by their parents, they undermined the patriarchal structure of Colombian society. Such decisions unveil the many functions women assumed in both public and private life and how they participated in the invention of a nation.
About the Author
Guiomar Duenas-Vargas is a professor of history at the University of Memphis, USA. Her earlier books, like the Spanish edition of this one, were published in Colombia, USA.
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- Contributor: Guiomar Duenas-Vargas
- Imprint: University of New Mexico Press
- ISBN13: 9780826355850
- Number of Pages: 296
- Packaged Dimensions: 152x229mm
- Format: Hardback
- Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
- Release Date: 2015-07-30
- Binding: Hardback
- Biography: Guiomar Duenas-Vargas is a professor of history at the University of Memphis, USA. Her earlier books, like the Spanish edition of this one, were published in Colombia, USA.
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