Author: McFarlane, Anthony [1946- ]
Title: Colombia Before Independence : Economy, Society, and Politics under Bourbon Rule
Description: Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, (1993). orig.cloth. 23x15cm, xiii,399 pp, Series: Cambridge Latin American Studies, 75.. Textual maps & tables.. Minor rubbing. Some light cover & page-edge soil. VG. ¶ Contents: Foundations: Economy and Society In 18th-Century New Granada; Regions and Resources; Mining Frontiers and the Gold Economy; The Economics of Bourbon Colonialism: New Granada and Atlantic Economy: New Granada and the Spanish Mercantile System, 1700-1778; Commerce and Economy in the Age of Imperial Free Trade, 1778-1796; Merchants and Monopoly; The Politics of Bourbon Colonialism: Reconstructing the Colonial State; Renovation: The Establishment of the Viceroyalty; Innovation: The Visita General and its impact; Government and Politics: Power, Politics, and Protest; Science and Sedition; Crisis in the Colonial Order: War and the Weakening of the Colonial Order; The Fall of Royal Government; Epilogue; Appendices. ["This book describes and analyses economic and political developments in Colombia during the final century of Spanish rule. Its purpose is threefold: first, to provide a general portrait of Colombian society during the late colonial period, showing the character of economic,social, and political life in the territory's principal regions; second, to assess the impact on the region of European imperialist expansion during the eighteenth century; and third, to provide a context for understanding the causes of independence. The book offers the only available survey of Colombian history and historiography for this period" -Publisher's description]

Keywords: Colonial Colombia, Bourbon Dynasty, Spanish Colonialism, Economic History, Economics Economy, Politics Political, Spain Bourbons, Latin America,