We explore the long run impact of the Spanish missions on Native American outcomes in the early 20th century. Native communities who interacted with Spanish missionaries developed into enclaves which blended Catholicism with native culture. Some survived assaults on their property rights by...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Maps -- Acknowledgments -- I Introduction -- I. Andean Communities, Political Cultures, and Markets: The Changing Contours of a Field -- II From Inca to Spanish Rule: The Making of Indians and Markets -- 2. Did Tribute and Markets Prevail in the Andes before the...

This edited collection explores the histories of trade, a peculiar literary genre that emerged in the context of the historiographical and cultural changes promoted by the histoire philosophique movement. It marked a discontinuity with erudition and antiquarianism, and interacted critically with...

The books presents the study undertaken by the ASEAN-India Centre (AIC) at Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) on India’s cultural links with Southeast Asia, with particular reference to historical and contemporary dimensions. The book traces ancient trade and...