Power and Violence in the Colonial City Oruro from the Mining Renaissance to the Rebellion of Tupac Amaru (1740-1782) |
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| Author:
| Cornblit, Oscar |
| Translator:
| Glick, Elizabeth Ladd |
| Contribution by:
| Knight, Alan |
| Series title: | Cambridge Latin American Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-44148-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 1995 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $109.00 |
Book Description:
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This book examines the characteristics of political power in the cities of the colonial Spanish Empire between the 1740s and 1780s, based on a detailed study of the mining city of Oruro in Alto Peru (present-day Bolivia), emphasizing the workings of the judicial system and role of the bureaucracy.
This book examines the characteristics of political power in the cities of the colonial Spanish Empire between the 1740s and 1780s, based on a detailed study of the mining city of Oruro in Alto Peru (present-day Bolivia), emphasizing the workings of the judicial system and role of the bureaucracy.