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Author:

Hoberman, Louisa Schell, 1942-

Title:

Mexico's merchant elite, 1590-1660 : silver, state, and society / Louisa Schell Hoberman.

Publisher:

Duke University Press,

Copyright Date:

1991

Description:

xiv, 352 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Elite (Social sciences)--Mexico--History--17th century.
Merchants--Mexico--History--17th century.
Mexico--Economic conditions--1540-1810.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [323]-336) and index.

Contents:

Formation of the merchant elite : commissions, credit, and dowries -- The Mexican economy and merchant capital : mining and the mint -- The Mexican economy and merchant capital : agriculture, manufacturing, and urban real estate -- Public office and private gain -- The mercantilist mirage : trade, taxes, and turmoil -- Progeny and property.

ISBN:

9780822311348
0822311348

OCLC:

(OCoLC)22593049

LCCN:

90020659

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)