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Inequality in Preindustrial Latin America Economic and Social Patterns

310 Pages 34 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

310 Pages 34 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

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Inequality in Preindustrial Latin America is a groundbreaking examination of economic and social disparities in the region, spanning from pre-Columbian times to the nineteenth century. This comprehensive volume with contributions of leading scholars is divided into two parts, offering a multidimensional economic and social analysis of inequality. Part I delves into the measurement and... Read more

1. Preindustrial Inequality in Latin America: Bringing Back Together Economic and Social History
Amílcar E. Challú and María Inés Moraes

PART I: MEASURING INEQUALITY

2. Pre-Columbian Inequality in Mesoamerica
Michael E. Smith, Gary M. Feinman and Jessica Munson

3. Mexico, From Conquest to First Globalization
Amílcar E. Challú, Israel García Solares and Aurora Gómez-Galvarriato

4. The Central Andes, 1750–1880
Carlos Contreras and Cristina Mazzeo

5. Argentina, from 1700 to First Globalization
Julio Djenderedjian, Juan Luis Martirén, and Daniel Santilli

6. Inequality in Chile Between Late Colonial Times to the Early Republic
Manuel Llorca-Jaña and Javier Rivas

7. Uruguay from 1760 to 1860
María Inés Moraes, Rebeca Riella, and Carolina Vicario

8. Brazil, 18th and 19th Centuries
Luiz Mateus Ferreira

PART II: FOUNDATIONS OF INEQUALITY

9. Inequality And Slavery in Preindustrial Latin America
Ynaê Lopes dos Santos

10. Gender Inequality in Pre-Modern Latin America
Aurora Gómez-Galvarriato, Amílcar E. Challú, and Israel García Solares

11. Taxation and Inequality: The Brazilian Case
Luciana Suarez Galvão and Anne G. Hanley

12. 'Indians' and 'Castas' in Hispanic America, 1750–1850
Raúl O. Fradkin

13. Masters, Slaves, and Lands: Social Hierarchies in Pre-Industrial Portuguese America
João Fragoso