Bureaucrats, Planters, and Workers: The Making of the Tobacco Monopoly in Bourbon Mexico by Susan Deans-Smith ISBN 13: 9780292707863

University of Texas Press, 1992T. hardcover. Good. 1.2992 9.2008 6.2008. Inscribed by author. Cover edges have minor scuffing and wear/ tear.

University Of Texas Press, 1992. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,850grams, ISBN:029270786X

xxi+362 pages with 2 maps, 10 figures, 323 tables, appendixes, glossary, selected bibliography and index. Royal octavo (9 1/4" x 6 1/2") bound in original publisher's brown cloth with black lettering to spine. in original jacket. First edition.This work uncovers much that was not previously known about the Bourbon government's management of the tobacco monopoly and the problems and limitations it faced. Deans-Smith finds that there was as much continuity as change after the monopoly's establishment, and that the popular response was characterized by accommodation, as well as defiance and resistance. She argues that the problems experienced by the monopoly at the beginning of the nineteenth century did not originate from any simmering, entrenched opposition. Rather, an emphasis upon political stability and short-term profits prevented any innovative reforms that might have improved the monopoly's long-term performance and productivity. With detailed quantitative data and rare material on the urban… Read More

Univ of Texas Pr, 1992. Hardcover. Good. Book shows moderate wear/ spine tight, pages clean/ D.J. slightly creased; slightly scuffed and scratched; moderate edge wear/ slight twist to spine

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.