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This is the 2nd English edition of John Fisher's acclaimed book. The study examines economic relations between Spain and Spanish America in the colonial period, and their implications for the economic structures of both parties, from the beginning of Spanish imperialism until the outbreak of the Spanish-American revolutions for Independence. Originally published in Spanish in 1992, the text has been fully revised for this first English edition. Fisher begins with a general overview of the economic aspects of Spanish imperialism in America until the mid-sixteenth century before considering what America was able to offer Spain (and, through her, Europe as a whole), in terms of products and resources. A detailed explanation of imperial commercial policy follows and a close examination is made of inter-colonial trade, explaining ways in which it was articulated both directly and indirectly towards trans-Atlantic structures. The final four chapters of the book deal exclusively with the Bourbon era inaugurated in 1700. Issues tackled include the Spanish defeat at the hands of the British, the impact of commercial reform upon economic life in America and Spanish-Spanish American relations on the eve of the revolutions for Independence.
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Fisher has written an informative and instructive volume on the colonial economy of Spanish America that is accessible to the non-specialist. --The International History Review
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Originally published in Spanish in 1992, this is an examination of economic relations between Spain and Spanish America in the colonial period, and of their implications for the economic structures of both parties from the beginning of Spanish imperialism until the outbreak of the Spanish-American revolutions for independence. Following a setting of the historiographical context, the author combines chronological and thematic approaches in his analysis. He begins with a general overview of the economic aspects of Spanish imperialism in America until the mid-16th century before considering what America was able to offer Spain (and, through her, Europe as a whole) in terms of products and resources. There is then a detailed explanation of imperial commercial policy and a close examination of inter-colonial trade, explaining ways in which it was articulated both directly and indirectly towards trans-Atlantic structures. Shifting his focus to the theme of foreign intrusion into the Ibero-American economy in the 17th century, Fisher emphasizes the significance of British, French and Dutch commercial and territorial intervention.The analysis of the Hapsburg period is concluded by an exploration of the development in Spanish America of mining, agriculture and industry. Chapters 8 to 12 deal exclusively with the Bourbon era, from its inauguration in 1700 to the late-colonial period.
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- PublisherLiverpool University Press
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 085323552X
- ISBN 13 9780853235521
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages238
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