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Families in War and Peace : Chile from Colony to Nation /

Sarah C. Chambers examines the important role that family played in Chile's transition from colony to nation in the early eighteenth century. She shows how family members mobilized family networks for political ends, and argues that the Chilean state enacted paternalist laws to form a stable go...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Chambers, Sarah C., 1963- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Duke University Press, [2015]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Families at war
  • Kin mobilized for war: the Carrera family drama, 1810-1824
  • Reconquest and war to the death: patriot and royalist families face sanctions and separation
  • Émigres, refugees, and property seizures: Chilean officials in the role of family providers
  • Reconciling the national family
  • Constituting the greater Chilean family: Nation-State formation and the restitution of property
  • Protecting soldiers' patrimony: expanding pension eligibility for widows and orphans
  • Enforcing paternal responsibilities: legal disputes over family maintenance and custody.