Salt and the Colombian state : local society and regional monopoly in Boyaca, 1821-1900 /

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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 t...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Rosenthal, Joshua M.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, ©2012.
©2012
Series:Pitt Latin American series.
Subjects:
1800-1899
Government monopolies > Colombia > History > 19th century.
Salt mines and mining > Government policy > Colombia > History > 19th century.
Salt industry and trade > Colombia > History > 19th century.
Monopoles d'État > Colombie > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Sel > Mines et extraction > Politique gouvernementale > Colombie > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Sel > Industrie > Colombie > Histoire > 19e siècle.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > General.
HISTORY > General.
Economic history.
Government monopolies.
Politics and government.
Salt industry and trade.
Colombia > Economic conditions > 19th century.
Colombia > Politics and government > 19th century.
Boyacá (Colombia : Department) > History > 19th century.
Colombie > Conditions économiques > 19e siècle.
Colombie > Politique et gouvernement > 19e siècle.
Colombia.
Colombia > Boyacá (Department)
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The salt monopoly, the state, and Boyaca
  • Change and community in La Salina
  • Making salt in a ministry works
  • The ministry monopoly and the market monopoly
  • La Salina and Colombian history to 1857
  • La Salina, Boyaca, and Colombia after 1857.

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