Catechisms and manuals of urbanity as a resource of action and political practice in Venezuela, 1830-1855

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  • Johana Patricia Ramos Ospina Universitat de Barcelona (UB)

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Catechisms and Manuals of etiquette, Behavior, Education, Venezuela

Abstract

The catechisms and manuals of etiquette that circulated in Venezuela during the period 1830-1855 sought to regulate the conduct and education of men and women, developing codes of behavior in society In that sense, these are a prime source for cultural history studies Besides to its main function was to be the instruments disclosure, these resources were used by the State to en- sure dissemination and the social consolidation, coinciding with a period in which the ideals of modernity, progress and social development gained strength

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