Propriety and Permissiveness in Bourbon Mexico.
The eighteenth century in New Spain witnessed major changes: among these, one of the most significant was the adoption of French customs among the upper groups of society in response to the spreading ideas of the Enlightenment. These new ideas, it has been assumed, brought a relaxation of social cus...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham :
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers,
1999.
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| Series: | Latin American silhouettes.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | The eighteenth century in New Spain witnessed major changes: among these, one of the most significant was the adoption of French customs among the upper groups of society in response to the spreading ideas of the Enlightenment. These new ideas, it has been assumed, brought a relaxation of social customs. But Viqueira Alban takes this assumption, and raises the question: Was it really a period of relaxation of social customs, in this age of 'growth without development?' He discovered that the movement of rural workers and their families to urban centers created a concern within the church and g. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (471 pages). |
| ISBN: | 9781461641384 (electronic bk.) 1461641381 (electronic bk.) |