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Inequality in Preindustrial Latin America is a groundbreaking examination of economic and social disparities in the region, spanning from pre-Columbian times to the nineteenth century.
This comprehensive volume with contributions of leading scholars is divided into two parts, offering a multidimensional economic and social analysis of inequality. Part I delves into the measurement and patterns of economic inequality across different regions and periods, presenting new and original regional research that document the magnitude and cycles of economic inequality in Latin America from the times. Part II explores the intricate social relations that engendered and shaped inequality, examining caste and class dynamics, gender disparities, taxation and the impact of slavery. This book shows that the history of inequality in Latin America is as much as story of persistence as it is of constant reinvention that defies stereotypes and simplifications.
The volume is vital reading for anyone interested in the history of economic inequality, Latin American history, and economic history more broadly.
List of contents
1. Preindustrial Inequality in Latin America: Bringing Back Together Economic and Social History (
Amílcar E. Challú and María Inés Moraes)
PART 1: MEASURING INEQUALITY 2. Precolumbian Inequality in Mesoamerica (
Michael E. Smith, Gary M. Feinman and Jessica Munson) 3. Mexico, From Conquest to First Globalization (
Amílcar E. Challú, Israel García Solares and Aurora Gómez-Galvarriato) 4. The Central Andes, 1750-1880 (
Carlos Contreras and Cristina Mazzeo) 5. Argentina, from 1700 to First Globalization (
Julio Djenderedjian, Juan Luis Martirén, and Daniel Santilli) 6. Inequality in Chile Between Late Colonial Times and the Early Republic, C.1740s-1850s (
Manuel Llorca-Jaña and Javier Rivas) 7. Uruguay from 1760 to 1860 (
María Inés Moraes, Rebeca Riella, and Carolina Vicario) 8. Brazil, 18th and 19th Centuries (
Luiz Mateus Ferreira)
PART 2: FOUNDATIONS OF INEQUALITY 9. Inequality And Slavery in Preindustrial Latin America (
Ynaê Lopes dos Santos) 10. Gender Inequality in Pre-Modern Latin America (
Aurora Gómez-Galvarriato, Amílcar E. Challú, and Israel García Solares) 11. Taxation and Inequality: The Brazilian Case (
Luciana Suarez Galvão and Anne G. Hanley) 12. "Indians" and "Castas" in Hispanic America, 1750-1850 (
Raúl O. Fradkin) 13. Masters, Slaves, and Lands: Social Hierarchies in Pre-Industrial Portuguese America (
João Fragoso)
About the author
María Inés Moraes, Professor of Economic History, The University of the Republic, Uruguay.
Amílcar E. Challú, Professor and Department Chair of History, Bowling Green State University, USA.
