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Autore |
Mangan Jane E. <1969-> |
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Titolo |
Trading Roles [[electronic resource] ] : Gender, Ethnicity, and the Urban Economy in Colonial Potosí |
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Durham, : Duke University Press, 2005 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (293 p.) |
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Collana |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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MignoloWalter D |
SilverblattIrene |
Saldívar-HullSonia |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Sex role - History - Economic aspects - 16th century - Bolivia - Potosâi |
Sex role - Economic aspects - History - 17th century - Bolivia - Potosâi |
Commerce |
Local Commerce |
Business & Economics |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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About the Series; CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 ''The Largest Population and the Most Commerce'':The Genesis of Potosí's Urban Economy; 2 Making Room to Sell:Location, Regulation, and the Properties of Urban Trade; 3 Light on the Chicha, Heavy on the Bread:The Colonial Market for Brewing and Baking; 4 The World of Credit in the City of Silver; 5 EnterprisingWomen: Female Traders in the Urban Economy; 6 ¿Vale un Potosí? The Urban Marketplace in the Face of Decline, 1650-1700; Conclusions; Appendix; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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A social history of trade in a colonial city in Peru, arguing that markets, stores, and taverns were important sites of cultural creation and showing how the gender and ethnic identities of participants affected how they adapted to the market economy. |
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