Honorable Lives: Lawyers, Family, and Politics in Colombia, 1780-1850

by Victor M. Uribe-Uran

The first work in English to discuss the social and political history of lawyers in a Latin American country, Honorable Lives presents a portrait of lawyers in late colonial and early modern Colombia. Uribe-Uran focuses on the social origins, education, and careers of those qualified to practice law before the highest colonial courts--Audiencias--and the republican courts after the 1820s. In the course of his study, Uribe-Uran answers many questions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822985918
• ISBN13: 9780822985914
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"