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pp. 277, “Located in the heart of the Andes, Potosí was arguably the most important urban center in the Western Hemisphere during the colonial era. It was internationally famous for its abundant silver mines and regionally infamous for its labor draft. Set in this context of opulence and oppression associated with the silver trade, Trading Roles emphasizes daily life in the citys streets, markets, and taverns. As Jane E. Mangan shows, food and drink transactions emerged as the most common site of interaction for Potosinos of different ethnic and class backgrounds. Within two decades of Potosís founding in the 1540s, the majority of the citys inhabitants no longer produced food or alcohol for themselves; they purchased these items. Mangan presents a vibrant social history of colonial Potosí through an investigation of everyday commerce during the citys economic heyday, between the discovery of silver in 1545 and the waning of production in the late seventeenth century” paperback edition, pencilling to text
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| ISBN | 0822334704 | |
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| ISBN13 | 9780822334705 | |
| Number of pages | 277 | |
| Original Title | Trading Roles: Gender, Ethnicity, and the Urban Economy in Colonial Potosí (Latin America Otherwise) | |
| Published Date | 2005 | |
| Book Condition | Good | |
| Jacket Condition | No Dj | |
| Binding | Paperback | |
| Size | 8vo | |
| Place of Publication | Durham, | |
| Edition | First edition | |
| Category: | History | |
| Author: | Jane E. Mangan | |
| Publisher: | Duke University Press Books |
pp. 277, “Located in the heart of the Andes, Potosí was arguably the most important urban center in the Western Hemisphere during the colonial era. It was internationally famous for its abundant silver mines and regionally infamous for its labor draft. Set in this context of opulence and oppression associated with the silver trade, Trading Roles emphasizes daily life in the citys streets, markets, and taverns. As Jane E. Mangan shows, food and drink transactions emerged as the most common site of interaction for Potosinos of different ethnic and class backgrounds. Within two decades of Potosís founding in the 1540s, the majority of the citys inhabitants no longer produced food or alcohol for themselves; they purchased these items. Mangan presents a vibrant social history of colonial Potosí through an investigation of everyday commerce during the citys economic heyday, between the discovery of silver in 1545 and the waning of production in the late seventeenth century” paperback edition, pencilling to text
| Weight | 1 kg |
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