Title Contentious republicans : popular politics, race, and class in nineteenth-century Colombia / James E. Sanders

Published Durham : Duke University Press, 2004

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 258 pages) : maps Series e-Duke books scholarly collection. Contents "We the undersigned, citizens of the state -- " : three forms of popular republicanism -- A new politics : the emergence of republican bargaining, 1848-1853 -- Fragmented hegemony : the limits of elite power, 1853-1863 -- The triumph of democracy, 1863-1876 -- Failure of discipline : the suppression of popular politics, 1875-1886 Summary Southwestern region of Colombia, a country many assume has never had a meaningful democracy of any sort. James E. Sanders describes a surprisingly rich republicanism characterized by legal rights and popular participation, and he explains how this vibrant political culture was created largely by competing subaltern groups seeking to claim their rights as citizens and their place in the political sphere. Moving beyond the many studies of nineteenth-century nation building that focus on one segment of society, Contentious Republicansexamines the political activism of three distinct social and racial groups: Afro-Colombians, Indians, and white peasant migrants. Beginning in the late 1840s, subaltern groups entered the political arena to forge alliances, both temporary and enduring, with the elite Liberal and Conservative Parties. In the process, each group formed its own political discourses and reframed republicanism to suit its distinct needs. These popular liberals and popular conservatives bargained for the parties' support and deployed a broad repertoire of political actions, including voting, demonstrations, petitions, strikes, boycotts, and armed struggle. By the 1880s, though, many wealthy Colombians of both parties blamed popular political engagement for social disorder and economic failure, and they successfully restricted lower-class participation in politics. Sanders suggests that these reactionary developments contributed to the violence and unrest afflicting modern Colombia. Yet in illuminating the country's legacy of participatory politics in the nineteenth century, he shows that the current situation is neither inevitable nor eternal Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-252) and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL Print version record digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Subject Republicanism -- Colombia -- History -- 19th century Political participation -- Colombia -- History -- 19th century Political culture -- Colombia -- History -- 19th century Social classes -- Colombia -- History -- 19th century HISTORY -- Latin America -- South America. Political culture Political participation Politics and government Race relations -- Political aspects Republicanism Social classes SUBJECT Colombia -- Politics and government -- 1832-1886. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85028510 Colombia -- Race relations -- Political aspects Subject Colombia Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780822385745 0822385740

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