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The Audiencia in the Spanish Colonies
Charles Henry Cunningham's scholarly work, 'The Audiencia in the Spanish Colonies,' meticulously chronicles the evolution and function of the 'audiencia,' a paramount colonial institution in Spanish governance. Focusing on the Audiencia of Manila from 1583 to 1800, Cunningham weaves a detailed tapestry of judicial, administrative, and political development within the fabric of colonial Spanish rule. His exploration is both panoramic and granular, tracking the ripple effects of the audiencia's operations across the vast Spanish Empire. Cunningham's study stands out for its precision in archival research, deft articulation, and its contribution to the understanding of colonial judicial systems...
A Brief History of Bolivia
Recent decades have witnessed major reform within Bolivia: an impressive democratic and economic resurgence
The Caudillo of the Andes
The story of Andrés de Santa Cruz, who lived during the turbulent transition from Spanish colonial rule to the founding of Peru and Bolivia.
The Audiencia of New Galicia in the Sixteenth Century
A discussion of the day-to-day government of a remote Spanish province at a time when the disorders of conquest were giving way to a settled administration.
Of Love and Loathing
"An examination of the application of late-colonial Bourbon policies concerning marriage and intimacy, their effects on people's lives, and how they resisted them to create, and break, intimate bonds in colonial Charcas"--
Colonialism and Postcolonial Development
In this comparative-historical analysis of Spanish America, Mahoney offers a new theory of colonialism and postcolonial development. He explores why certain kinds of societies are subject to certain kinds of colonialism and why these forms of colonialism give rise to countries with differing levels of economic prosperity and social well-being. Mahoney contends that differences in the extent of colonialism are best explained by the potentially evolving fit between the institutions of the colonizing nation and those of the colonized society. Moreover, he shows how institutions forged under colonialism bring countries to relative levels of development that may prove remarkably enduring in the postcolonial period. The argument is sure to stir discussion and debate, both among experts on Spanish America who believe that development is not tightly bound by the colonial past, and among scholars of colonialism who suggest that the institutional identity of the colonizing nation is of little consequence.
