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9780826317117: The Countryside in Colonial Latin America
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0826317111 ISBN 13 : 9780826317117
Editeur : University of New Mexico Press, 1996

Synopsis

Our ideas about colonial Latin America are often tied to urban scenes. But this collection of eleven original essays, the first overview of rural life in colonial Latin America, shows the many ways in which the countryside rather than the city dominated colonial life in Brazil and throughout Spanish America. Over 80 percent of the population lived in rural areas, earning their livelihood from raising crops and livestock. Most were labourers, with Indian peasants or black slaves. Land owners and church officials comprised a tiny elite that enforced social control, provided capital and linked haciendas to city markets. The racial and occupational characteristics of each of these social groups are carefully delineated in individual essays. These essays also examine the rural economy, material culture and ecosystems of the countryside.

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À propos de l'auteur

Louisa Schell Hoberman and Susan Migden Socolow, Editors

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Éditeur
University of New Mexico Press
Date d'édition
1996
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0826317111
ISBN 13 
9780826317117
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
296
Éditeur
Hoberman Louisa Schell, Socolow Susan Migden
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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