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The Coming of the Kingdom
The Muisca, Catholic Reform, and Spanish Colonialism in the New Kingdom of Granada
Häftad, 2026
465 kr
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The Coming of the Kingdom explores the experiences of the Indigenous Muisca peoples of the New Kingdom of Granada (Colombia) during the first century of Spanish colonial rule. Focusing on colonialism, religious reform, law, language, and historical writing, Juan F. Cobo Betancourt examines the …
A History of Chile 1808-2018
Av William F. Sater, Simon Collier
Häftad, 2022
569 kr
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As Chile has continued to grow and prosper in the twenty-first century, this new edition of the definitive history of the country brings the story of its political, social and cultural development up to date. It describes how Ricardo Lagos and Michelle Bachelet, both highly educated Socialists, …
We, the King
Creating Royal Legislation in the Sixteenth-Century Spanish New World
Häftad, 2025
428 kr
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We, the King challenges the dominant top-down interpretation of the Spanish Empire and its monarchs' decrees in the New World, revealing how ordinary subjects had much more say in government and law-making than previously acknowledged. During the viceregal period spanning the post-1492 conquest …
Global Servants of the Spanish King
Mobility and Cosmopolitanism in the Early Modern Spanish Empire
Häftad, 2026
637 kr
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From 1580 to 1700, low-ranking Spanish imperial officials ceaselessly moved across the Spanish empire, and in the process forged a single coherent political unit out of multiple heterogeneous territories, creating the earliest global empire. Global Servants of the Spanish King follows officials as …
The Economic History of Latin America since Independence
Häftad, 2014
838 kr
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This study, now in a revised and updated third edition, covers the economic history of Latin America from independence in the 1820s to the present. It stresses the differences between Latin American countries while recognizing the external influences to which the whole region has been subject. …
Negotiating Democracy
Politicians and Generals in Uruguay
Av Charles Guy Gillespie, Alan Knight
Häftad, 2006
569 kr
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Uruguay was once the most stable democracy in Latin America, but in 1973 the military seized power for the first time. Political parties did not disappear, however, even though they were made illegal. By the 1980s Uruguay's generals were anxious to find a way to withdraw from power. Yet they …
Between Revolution and the Ballot Box
The Origins of the Argentine Radical Party in the 1890s
Häftad, 2006
623 kr
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Founded in 1891, the Unión Cívica Radical, generally known as the Radical Party, is the oldest national political party in Argentina. As a central component of Argentina's political history, the Radical Party has received much attention from historians. However, most accounts have concentrated on …
Andrés Bello
Scholarship and Nation-Building in Nineteenth-Century Latin America
Av Ivan Jaksic
Häftad, 2006
902 kr
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This book-length intellectual biography of Andrés Bello, first published in 2001, is the first to appear in English. Bello, the most important intellectual of nineteenth-century Latin America, made enduring contributions to the fields of international law, civil legislation, grammar and philology. …
Slavery and the Demographic and Economic History of Minas Gerais, Brazil, 1720-1888
Av Laird W. Bergad, Alan Knight
Häftad, 2006
619 kr
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This 2000 book examines the demographic and economic history of slavery in Minas Gerais, the single largest slave-holding region in Brazil, from its settlement in the early eighteenth century until the abolition of Brazilian slavery in 1888. It utilizes the largest database ever assembled on a …
Power and the Ruling Classes in Northeast Brazil
Juazeiro and Petrolina in Transition
Av Ronald H. Chilcote, Alan Knight
Häftad, 2006
927 kr
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This case study of the structure of power and ruling-class domination in the heart of the sertão of Northeast Brazil is based upon six field trips over a period of fifteen years. Analysis of the political economy of Juazeiro, Bahia, and Petrolina, Pernambuco - two contiguous towns along the São …
Oil and Politics in Latin America
Nationalist Movements and State Companies
Häftad, 2007
828 kr
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This book provides a study of the transformation of the Latin American oil system from one in which the international oil companies dominated to one which is dominated by the main state oil companies, and an account of how some of the more important of the state companies have operated. This …
The Agrarian Question and the Peasant Movement in Colombia
Struggles of the National Peasant Association, 1967-1981
Av Leon Zamosc
Häftad, 2006
569 kr
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In this book, Leon Zamosc provides an account of the history of ANUC and its struggle on three main fronts: for land, for the defence of the colonists, and for the protection of smallholders. The main focus of the book is on the land struggles. Professor Zamosc adopts a structural perspective, …
Chile: The Making of a Republic, 1830-1865
Politics and Ideas
Häftad, 2007
586 kr
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Chile enjoyed unique prestige among the Spanish American republics of the nineteenth century for its stable and increasingly liberal political tradition. How did this unusual story unfold? The tradition was forged in serious and occasionally violent conflicts between the dominant Conservative …
Brazil's State-Owned Enterprises
A Case Study of the State as Entrepreneur
Av Thomas J. Trebat, Alan Knight
Häftad, 2007
871 kr
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This book provides a systematic analysis of the performance of Brazil's large state-owned enterprises. The Brazilian economic system encourages private enterprise, but the government itself owns and operates such critical industries as petrochemicals, steel, electricity and telecommunications. The …
Deference and Defiance in Monterrey
Workers, Paternalism, and Revolution in Mexico, 1890-1950
Av Michael Snodgrass, Alan Knight
Häftad, 2006
720 kr
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The first comprehensive history of labour relations and the working class in twentieth-century Monterrey, Deference and Defiance explores how both workers and industrialists perceived, responded to and helped shape the outcome of Mexico's revolution. Snodgrass's narrative covers a sixty-year period …
Church Wealth in Mexico
A Study of the 'Juzgado de Capellanias' in the Archbishopric of Mexico 1800-1856
Häftad, 2008
542 kr
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The Juzgado de Capellanias was the most important fiscal institution within the Roman Catholic Church in Mexico. It operated in each diocese as a type of bank, receiving clerical revenues from various sources and investing them by way of loans at interest. The Roman Catholic Church in Mexico was …
Alienation of Church Wealth in Mexico
Social and Economic Aspects of the Liberal Revolution 1856-1875
Av Jan Bazant, Michael P. Costeloe
Häftad, 2008
687 kr
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Conflict between the Roman Catholic Church and the State in Mexico became prominent soon after independence in 1821, and during the next three decades national and state governments made various attempts to reduce ecclesiastical influence in the social, economic and political life of the nation. …
Land and Labour in Latin America
Essays on the Development of Agrarian Capitalism in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries
Av Kenneth Duncan, Ian Rutledge
Häftad, 2009
705 kr
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There has been considerable controversy amongst social and economic historians, anthropologists, economists, sociologists, political scientists and other specialists concerning the nature and structure of Latin American agrarian society. An increasing number of studies have come to challenge the …
Britain and the Onset of Modernization in Brazil 1850-1914
Av Richard Graham, Alan Knight
Häftad, 1972
672 kr
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This is a detailed study of British influence in Brazil as a theme within the larger story of modernization. The British were involved at key points in the initial stages of modernization. Their hold upon the import-export economy tended to slow down industrialization, and there were other areas in …
Marriage, Class and Colour in Nineteenth Century Cuba
A Study of Racial Attitudes and Sexual Values in a Slave Society
Häftad, 1974
586 kr
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An analysis of marriage patterns in nineteenth-century Cuba, a society with a large black population the majority of which was held in slavery but which also included considerable numbers of freedmen. Dr Martinez-Alier uses as her main source of evidence the records in Havana of administrative and …
Letters and People of the Spanish Indies
Sixteenth Century
Av James Lockhart, Enrique Otte
Häftad, 1976
435 kr
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This 1976 book consists of the public and private letters of merchants which present a lively panorama of early life in Spanish-American society.
Politics and Trade in Mexico 1750-1821
Häftad, 2009
586 kr
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The province of Oaxaca in southern Mexico was one of the main sources of Spanish wealth during the colonial period. The largely indigenous population supplied dyes and cotton for the Spanish merchants trading both with Spain and within Mexico itself. Much of the trade was conducted in violation of …
A History of the Bolivian Labour Movement 1848-1971
Av Guillermo Lora, Laurence Whitehead
Häftad, 2009
687 kr
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This book is an abridgement and translation of Guillermo Lora's five-volume history. It deals with the strengthening and radicalisation of Bolivia's organised labour movement, which culminated in the drastic revolutionary changes of the 1950s. The first half offers a reinterpretation of Bolivian …
The Abolition of the Brazilian Slave Trade
Britain, Brazil and the Slave Trade Question
Häftad, 2009
838 kr
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When at the beginning of the nineteenth century Britain launched her crusade against the transatlantic slave trade, Brazil was one of the greatest importers of African slaves in the New World. Negro slavery had been the cornerstone of the Brazilian economy and of Brazilian society for over 200 …
Capitalist Development and the Peasant Economy in Peru
Häftad, 2009
586 kr
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This study analyses the functioning of the peasant economy in Peru in the context of the present predominantly capitalist system. The central themes are the economic relationships of the peasantry to the rest of the economy of the country and the role of the peasant economy in the entire system, …
Ideas and Politics of Chilean Independence 1808-1833
Häftad, 2008
737 kr
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This book covers the years from the breakdown of the Spanish Empire in America to the stabilisation of the new republic of Chile. It is a survey of the political ideas and the interplay of ideas and political action during the independence period. Whilst examining the influences making for change …
Bolivia
Land, Location and Politics Since 1825
Av J. Valerie Fifer, Malcolm Deas m. fl.
Häftad, 2008
804 kr
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Since the earliest days of independence, Bolivia's foreign policy has been largely determined by geographical circumstances. This study examines the related aspects of location, accessibility, exploitation, attempted colonisation and boundary changes in Bolivia since 1825 and reviews the political …
Mexican Revolution 1910-1914
The Diplomacy of the Anglo-American Conflict
Av Calvert
Häftad, 2008
720 kr
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This is a study of the development of the Mexican Revolution between 1910 and 1914 and the associated diplomatic conflict which arose between Britain and the United States. The agreement on this issues that was reached between Britain and the United States formed an important part of their …
Chilean Rural Society
From the Spanish Conquest to 1930
Häftad, 2008
619 kr
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This book attempts to place in historical perspective the evolution of Chilean rural society from its foundation in the sixteenth century to 1975 and especially to explain the unusual result of accelerated economic growth after 1860. The study is placed in the broader context of general Chilean …
Parties and Politcal Change in Bolivia
1880-1952
Häftad, 2008
586 kr
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In 1952 Bolivia experienced a profound social, economic and political revolution, one of the very few such revolutions which have occurred in Latin America. As Professor Klein points out, the remarkable fact about the Bolivian National Revolution was that it occurred at all. In terms of political, …
