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Between Silver and Guano: Commercial Policy and the State in Postindependence Peru
(Hardback)
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Publishing Details
Full Title:
Between Silver and Guano: Commercial Policy and the State in Postindependence Peru
Contributors:
By (Author) Paul Gootenberg
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
28th June 2016
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Dewey:
381.30985
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Hardback
Number of Pages:
246
Dimensions:
Width 152mm, Height 229mm
Weight:
510g
Description
This study of Peru's transformation from a tottering colonial economy based on extraction of precious bullion to a massive exporter of bulk goods like guano shows how a struggle between protectionists and free traders shaped the state. "This is an elegant and sophisticated book that can be read on many levels, written by an author who never takes t
