The People of Quito, 16901810: Change and Unrest in the Underclass

ISBN-13: 9780367310172 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 297 str.

Martin Minchom

Opis

This book describes the established pattern of regional studies of colonial Spanish America with a study of the social history of colonial Quito rooted in the experience of its lower strata. It shows what the James Orton described as a colonial history "as lifeless as the history of Sahara".

Spis treści

Dellplain Latin American Studies -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Structures and Continuities -- The Organization of Urban Space1 -- The Social Formation of Colonial Quito, 1534–1720 -- Artisan and Confraternity: The Socio-Economic Role of the Church -- The Popular Dimension of Eighteenth-Century Fiscal Reform and Economic Change -- The Informal Economy: The Urban Marketplace and the Petty Traders -- Demographic Change and Social Structure -- Socio-Racial Status and Mobility: The Declarations of Mestizo -- Religious Riots and Civil Disturbances1 -- Conclusions

O autorze

Martin Minchom