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Textiles and capitalism in Mexico : an economic history of the obrajes, 1539-1840 / Richard J. Salvucci.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Salvucci, Richard J., 1951- author.
- Series:
- Princeton Legacy Library
- Princeton legacy library
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Textile industry--Mexico--History.
- Textile industry.
- Weavers--Mexico--History.
- Weavers.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (265 p.)
- Edition:
- Course Book
- Other Title:
- Obrajes
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1987]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- The obrajes, or native textile manufactories, were primary agents of developing capitalism in colonial Mexico. Drawing on previously unknown or unexplored archival sources, Richard Salvucci uses standard economic theory and simple measurement to analyze the obraje and its inability to survive Mexico's integration into the world market after 1790.Originally published in 1988.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Tables
- List of Maps. List of Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- One. A Web of Weavers
- Two. Embrion de la Fabrica?
- Three. "Little Wealth and Considerable Debts"
- Four. "Nor More Servitude Than in Other Work"
- Five. A Business Much Diminished
- Epilogue
- Appendix: The Measurement of Cloth
- Glossary of Technical Terms
- Abbreviations in Notes
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes index.
- Bibliography: pages 229-243.
- ISBN:
- 9781400847723
- 1400847729
- OCLC:
- 1013963031
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