Colombia before independence : economy, society and politics under Bourbon rule
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Colombia before independence : economy, society and politics under Bourbon rule
(Cambridge Latin American studies, 75)
Cambridge University Press, 2002, c1993
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Originally published: 1993
Includes bibliographical references (p. 375-386) and index
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Description
This book describes and analyses economic and political developments in Colombia during the final century of Spanish rule. Its purpose is threefold: first, to provide a general portrait of Colombian society during the late colonial period, showing the character of economic, social, and political life in the territory's principal regions; second, to assess the impact on the region of European imperialist expansion during the eighteenth century; and third, to provide a context for understanding the causes of independence. The book offers the only available survey of Colombian history and historiography for this period.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- 1. Foundations
- Part I. Economy and Society In Eighteenth-Century New Granada: 2. Regions and resources
- 3. Mining frontiers and the gold economy
- Part II. The Economics of Bourbon Colonialism: New Granada and Atlantic Economy: 4. New Granada and the Spanish mercantile system, 1700-78
- 5. Commerce and economy in the age of imperial free trade, 1778-96
- 6. Merchants and monopoly
- Part III. The Politics of Bourbon Colonialism: Reconstructing the Colonial State: 7. Renovation: the establishment of the Viceroyalty
- 8. Innovation: the Visita General and its impact
- Part IV. Government and Politics: 9. Power, politics, and protest
- 10. Science and sedition
- Part V. Crisis in the Colonial Order: 11. War and the weakening of the colonial order
- 12. The fall of royal government
- Epilogue
- Appendices
- Bibliography.
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