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Politics, Markets, and Mexico's 'London Debt', 1823–1887
In 1823 and 1824, the newly independent government of Mexico entered the international capital market, raising two loans in London totaling £6.4 million. Intended to cover a …
Marriage, Class and Colour in Nineteenth Century Cuba
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 …
Province of Buenos Aires and Argentine Politics, 1912-1943
A political history of Argentina's wealthiest, largest and most populous province.
Merchants of Buenos Aires 1778–1810
By the end of the eighteenth century, Buenos Aires was one of the major commercial entrepots of the Spanish American empire. Chief among the beneficiaries of the new prosperity of …
Islanders and Empire
Islanders and Empire examines the role smuggling played in the cultural, economic, and socio-political transformation of Hispaniola from the late sixteenth to seventeenth …
Capitalist Development and the Peasant Economy in Peru
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 …
Nationalizing Nature
Today, one-quarter of all the land in Latin America is set apart for nature protection. In Nationalizing Nature, Frederico Freitas uncovers the crucial role played by conservation …
The Street is Ours
The streets of Rio de Janeiro have long been characterized as exuberant and exotic places for social commerce, political expression, and the production and dissemination of …
Economic Development of Latin America
The Lords of Tetzcoco
Tetzcoco was one of the most important cities of the pre-Hispanic Aztec Empire. When the Spaniards arrived in 1519, the indigenous hereditary nobles that governed Tetzcoco faced …
The Political Economy of Argentina in the Twentieth Century
In this book, Roberto Cortés Conde describes and explains the decline of the Argentine economy in the twentieth century, its evolution, and its consequences. At the beginning of …
A Socioeconomic History of Argentina, 1776–1860
This book surveys Argentina's development from the establishment of the Viceroyalty of the Rio de la Plata within the Spanish-American empire to the building of the first railways …