Textiles and Capitalism in Mexico : an Economic History of the Obrajes, 1539-1840.
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...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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Princeton :
Princeton University Press
2014.
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| Series: | Princeton legacy library.
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| Online Access: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt7zvr1n |
| 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 pape. |
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| Item Description: | Cover; Contents. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (265 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781400847723 1400847729 |