Movilización polpular en Bogotá en la segunda mitad del siglo XIX: El caso del motín del Pan del 23 de Enero de 1875.

This article discusses the use of contemporary newspaper reports to study the Bogotá bread riot of January 23, 1875. It argues that these sources interpreted the riot in light of electoral interests during that year’s national presidential campaign. As such, their reading of the riot was conditioned...

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Main Author: Sandra Milena Polo Buitrago.
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad de los Andes 2008-01-01
Series:Historia Crítica
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Online Access:http://historiacritica.uniandes.edu.co/view.php/527/1.php
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Summary:This article discusses the use of contemporary newspaper reports to study the Bogotá bread riot of January 23, 1875. It argues that these sources interpreted the riot in light of electoral interests during that year’s national presidential campaign. As such, their reading of the riot was conditioned by the fact that it was organized by artisans inspired by the ideology of the French Revolution. Such limitations underline the need to elucidate the motivations and circumstances that gave rise to the bread riot. To explain the forms in which the protest were conducted, the article turns to the concept of the ‘moral economy of the crowd’.
ISSN:0121-1617
1900-6152