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power, sovereignty, and silver in an age of war and revolution
xxiv, 296 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Preface: pivotal years and historical dialogues -- Terms of analysis: new Spain in Spanish America -- Introduction: imperial crisis and regime transformation in the silver metropolis -- City of silver: power and social order, 1760-1810 -- From mexica capital to silver metropolis, 1350-1770 -- Oligarchy: power in the capital of silver capitalism -- In the shadows of power: oligarchs, provincials, and professionals -- Getting by: life and work in the barrios -- Keys to the city: stabilizing power and inequity -- The politics of empire, 1765-1810: from mediation to revolution -- Time of trial: bourbon reforms, regional risings, and regime restoration, 1765-1771 -- Carrying on: war, silver capitalism, and social peace, 1770-1800 -- Toward crisis: war, revenue, faction, and the fall of the monarchy, 1800-1808 -- Summer of politics, 1808: contesting power and popular sovereignties -- September coup, 1808: military power and imagined revolutions -- The fall: from silver capitalism to social revolution, 1808-1810 -- Conclusion: popular politics and coercive powers: Mexico and the world.
Includes bibliographical references and index.