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From Subjects to Citizens: Honor, Gender, and Politics in Arequipa, Peru, 1780-1854

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From Subjects to Citizens: Honor, Gender, and Politics in Arequipa, Peru, 1780-1854
by Sarah C. Chambers. 286 pgs.
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 Table of contents
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List of Maps, Figures, and Tables |
vii |
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Acknowledgments |
ix |
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Introduction: The White City |
1 |
| 1. |
From Loyal City to Pueblo Caudillo |
17 |
| 2. |
Class and Caste: The Ambiguity of Identities |
45 |
| 3. |
Families, Friends, and Festivities: Ties of Community and Culture |
91 |
| 4. |
From the Church to the Courts: Efforts at Social Control |
125 |
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From Status to Virtue: The Transformation of the Honor Code |
161 |
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The Limits of Citizenship: Gender and Republican Morality |
189 |
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"Our Opinion As Free Citizens": Political Culture and Liberalism |
217 |
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Conclusion: The White City Revisited |
243 |
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Bibliography |
255 |
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Index |
275 |
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