{"product_id":"the-ideal-of-the-practical-9780292769496","title":"The Ideal of the Practical","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA study of efforts by a segment of the upper class in an aristocratic Latin American society to alter cultural values in the society, creating stronger orientations toward the technical and the practical.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConventions Followed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart One. Colombia: Its Geography and Society \u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e1. Opportunities and Incentives\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart Two. Moral and Industrial Education \u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e2. Learning to Work\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart Three. Academic Science for the Upper Class: Bourbons and Neo-Bourbons \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. The Enlightenment in New Granada\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. The Neo-Bourbons, 1821–1845\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. The Decline of Neo-Bourbonism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart Four. The Origins of a Colombian Engineering Profession \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. Study Abroad\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7. The Colegio Militar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8. Stumbling Progress, 1863–1903\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9. A Place for Engineers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendixes \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. Prominent Public Figures Who Promoted Technical Education, 1821–1864\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. Students in the Care of Gen. Pedro Alcántara Herrán, 1848–1863\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. Careers of Prominent Alumni of Colegio Militar, 1848–1854\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlossary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliographic Note\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400880693591,"sku":"9780292769496","price":25.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780292769496.jpg?v=1730471828","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-ideal-of-the-practical-9780292769496","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}