The politics of river trade
Subtitle: tradition and development in the Upper Plata, 1780-1870
By: Thomas Whigham.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Published: 1991
Place of publication: Albuquerque
Language: eng
Number of pages: 274
Subjects: Exports -- Rio de la Plata Region (Argentina and Uruguay) -- History; Rio de la Plata Region (Argentina and Uruguay) -- Commerce -- History; Rio de la Plata Region (Argentina and Uruguay) -- Economic conditions
Description: "Argues that development of commerce along the inland rivers of the Plata was radically affected by politics in the 19th century. First section discusses trade structures in Paraguay and Corrientes, and merchant elites and political coalitions in the Plata generally. Second section offers detailed analyses of processing and sale of four commodities: yerba mate, tobacco, hides, and timber"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-259) and index.