Salt and the Colombian State : Local Society and Regional Monopoly in Boyaca, 1821-1900.
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- 9780822977988
- Salt industry and trade-Colombia-History-19th century
- Salt mines and mining-Government policy-Colombia-History-19th century
- Government monopolies-Colombia-History-19th century
- Boyacá (Colombia : Department)-History-19th century
- Colombia-Politics and government-19th century
- Colombia-Economic conditions-19th century
- 338.2/76320986109034
- HD9213
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Sources -- Chapter 1. The Salt Monopoly, the State, and Boyacá -- Chapter 2. Change and Community in La Salina -- Chapter 3. Making Salt in a Ministry Works -- Chapter 4. The Ministry Monopoly and the Market Monopoly -- Chapter 5. La Salina and Colombian History to 1857 -- Chapter 6. La Salina, Boyacá, and Colombia after 1857 -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
In republican Colombia, salt became an important source of revenue not just to individuals, but to the state, which levied taxes on it and in some cases controlled and profited from its production. Focusing his study on the town of La Salina, Joshua M. Rosenthal presents a fascinating glimpse into the workings of the early Colombian state, its institutions, and their interactions with local citizens during this formative period.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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