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Esta obra constituye un notable esfuerzo de síntesis puesta al día de las investigaciones realizadas sobre el desarrollo y construcción de las Matemáticas en el seno de esta civilización a partir de los pocos restos que nos han quedado, lo que dificulta su interpretación. Destaca como novedoso en esta obra la relación que se establece entre los procedimientos y hechos matemáticos y su contexto social y económico, logrando así una más adecuada comprensión de aquellos.

Patricios en contienda explora las maneras en que los cuadros de costumbres fueron usados en Colombia, Ecuador y Venezuela para nacionalizar poblaciones heterogeneas y producir pueblos nacionales para estos tres paises tras la disolucion de la llamada Gran Colombia (1819-1831). Al situar los cuadros de costumbres en el contexto de las guerras civiles y reformas liberales, esta investigacion muestra como las antiguas elites orgullosas de su abolengo colonial--como Jose Maria Vergara y Vergara (1831-1872) o Fermin Toro (1806-1865)--los usaron para legitimarse frente a las nuevas elites que...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute...