{"product_id":"the-colonial-spanish-american-city-urban-life-in-the-age-of-atlantic-capitalism-paperback","title":"The Colonial Spanish-American City: Urban Life in the Age of Atlantic Capitalism - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJay Kinsbruner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The colonial Spanish-American city, like its counterpart across the Atlantic, was an outgrowth of commercial enterprise. A center of entrepreneurial activity and wealth, it drew people seeking a better life, with more educational, occupational, commercial, bureaucratic, and marital possibilities than were available in the rural regions of the Spanish colonies. Indeed, the Spanish-American city represented hope and opportunity, although not for everyone. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In this authoritative work, Jay Kinsbruner draws on many sources to offer the first history and interpretation in English of the colonial Spanish-American city. After an overview of pre-Columbian cities, he devotes chapters to many important aspects of the colonial city, including its governance and administrative structure, physical form, economy, and social and family life. Kinsbruner's overarching thesis is that the Spanish-American city evolved as a circumstance of trans-Atlantic capitalism. Underpinning this thesis is his view that there were no plebeians in the colonial city. He calls for a class interpretation, with an emphasis on the lower-middle class. His study also explores the active roles of women, many of them heads of households, in the colonial Spanish-American city. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Jay Kinsbruner was Professor Emeritus of History at Queens College, City University of New York. A distinguished scholar of Latin American history, he was the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eIndependence in Spanish America: Civil Wars, Revolutions, and Underdevelopment\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eNot of Pure Blood: The Free People of Color and Racial Prejudice in Nineteenth-Century Puerto Rico\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003ePetty Capitalism in Spanish America: The Pulperos of Puebla, Mexico City, Caracas, and Buenos Aires\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 182\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.59 x 9 x 5.96 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51750736167200,"sku":"9780292706682","price":35.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0e8559318ac5bd2c2920dd9aa3d94785.webp?v=1779957091","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-colonial-spanish-american-city-urban-life-in-the-age-of-atlantic-capitalism-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}