Makers of Democracy : A Transnational History of the Middle Classes in Colombia /

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A. Ricardo López-Pedreros traces the ways in which a thriving middle class was understood to be a foundational marker of democracy in Colombia in the second half of the twentieth century, showing democracy to be a historically unstable and contentious practice.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: López, A. Ricardo, 1974- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Durham : Duke University Press, 2019.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Social classes.
Politics and government.
Neoliberalism.
Middle class.
Democracy.
HISTORY / Latin America / South America
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
Classes sociales > Colombie > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Neo-liberalisme > Colombie > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Social classes > Colombia > History > 20th century.
Neoliberalism > Colombia > History > 20th century.
Democracy > Colombia > History > 20th century.
Middle class > Colombia > History > 20th century.
Colombia.
Colombie > Politique et gouvernement > 1946-
Colombia > Politics and government > 1946-
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • A bastard middle class
  • An irresistible democracy
  • The productive wealth of this country
  • Beyond capital and labor
  • In the middle of the mess
  • A revolution for a democratic middle-class society
  • A real revolution, a real democracy
  • Democracy : the most important gift to the world.

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