Cochabamba, 1550-1900

Reviews / Votes

"In light of the important reflections on the book by Roseberry and the author herself, and the quality and relevance of Cochabamba, 1550-1990, the decision to reissue it is clearly a good one." - Colonial Latin American Historical Review "This book makes it clear that the history of these valleys is unique, with its large forastero, cholo, and mestizo populations, who worked for the haciendas, supplied grain to the silver miners, and evolved into a commercially vibrant, bilingual people with a rich ethnic heritage." - Agriculture and Human Values "[A] magnificent work in social history. In terms of its historical scope, rich detail, and theoretical sophistication, [Larson's] work represents a model for social historians." - Erwin P. Grieshaber, The Americas "[Cochabamba] stands as an impressive and theoretically engaging study in historical anthropology and the political economy of colonialism." - Mark T. Berger, Latin American Research Review "In light of the important reflections on the book by Roseberry and the author herself, and the quality and relevance of Cochabamba, 1550-1990, the decision to reissue it is clearly a good one." - Colonial Latin American Historical Review "Larson's work is a major study in the Latin American field . . . magnificent and original. . . . 'Must' reading for all agrarian and social historians of Latin America."-Steve J. Stern, University of Wisconsin "[T]he work of a master historian, finding, analyzing, and interpreting archival sources with both discipline and insight."-William Roseberry, from the Foreword "[Cochabamba] stands as an impressive and theoretically engaging study in historical anthropology and the political economy of colonialism." - Mark T. Berger (Latin American Research Review) "[A] magnificent work in social history. In terms of its historical scope, rich detail, and theoretical sophistication, [Larson's] work represents a model for social historians." - Erwin P. Grieshaber (The Americas) "In light of the important reflections on the book by Roseberry and the author herself, and the quality and relevance of Cochabamba, 1550-1990, the decision to reissue it is clearly a good one." (Colonial Latin American Historical Review) "This book makes it clear that the history of these valleys is unique, with its large forastero, cholo, and mestizo populations, who worked for the haciendas, supplied grain to the silver miners, and evolved into a commercially vibrant, bilingual people with a rich ethnic heritage." (Agriculture and Human Values)