Colonial Spanish-American City Urban Life in the Age of Atlantic Capitalism

Name: Colonial Spanish-American City Urban Life in the Age of Atlantic Capitalism
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ISBN: 9780292706682

ISBN-10: 0292706685

ISBN-13: 9780292706682

Edition: 2005

Authors: Jay Kinsbruner

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"This book stands alone as a study of the Spanish-American city....It brings together material on the structure of Spanish colonial cities [and] society in the cities, with an especially useful discussion of occupations and family organizations....General readers will also find this an interesting book." William H. Beezley, Professor of History, University of Arizona The colonial Spanish-American city, like its counterpart across the Atlantic, was an outgrowth of commercial enterprise. A center of entrepreneurial activity and wealth, it drew people seeking a better life, with more educational, occupational, commercial, bureaucratic, and marital possibilities than were available in the…

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List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Publication date: 4/1/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 198
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English

JAY KINSBRUNER is Professor Emeritus of History at Queens College, City University of New York. A distinguished scholar of Latin American history, he is the author of several books, including Independence in Spanish America: Civil Wars, Revolutions, and Underdevelopment; Not of Pure Blood: The Free People of Color and Racial Prejudice in Nineteenth-Century Puerto Rico; and Petty Capitalism in Spanish America: The Pulperos of Puebla, Mexico City, Caracas, and Buenos Aires.



Acknowledgments


Introduction


A Note About the Terms "Town Council," "Stores," and "Shops"



The Colonial City by Definition and Origin



The Pre-Columbian City



The Colonial City Ordained and Structured



The Administration of the Colonial City



The City Visualized



The Urban Economy



Urban Society



Caste and Class in the Urban Context



The Urban Family



The Urban Dialogue



Conclusion: The Paradox


Epilogue



A Comparison of Key Elements in the Ordenanzas of 1573 and in Vitruvius


Notes


Glossary


Selected Bibliography


Index