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Salt and the Colombian State
Joshua Rosenthal
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Description for Salt and the Colombian State
Paperback. Series: Pitt Latin American Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; HBT; KCZ; KN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 456.
In republican Colombia, salt became an important source of revenue not just to individuals, but to the state, which levied taxes on it and in some cases controlled and profited from its production. The salt trade consistently accounted for roughly ten percent of government income.
In the town of la Salina de Chita, in Boyac\u00e1 province, thermal springs offered vast amounts of salt, and its procurement and distribution was placed under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Finance. Focusing his study on la Salina, Joshua M. Rosenthal presents a fascinating glimpse into the workings of the early Colombian state, ... Read more
In republican Colombia, salt became an important source of revenue not just to individuals, but to the state, which levied taxes on it and in some cases controlled and profited from its production. The salt trade consistently accounted for roughly ten percent of government income.
In the town of la Salina de Chita, in Boyac\u00e1 province, thermal springs offered vast amounts of salt, and its procurement and distribution was placed under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Finance. Focusing his study on la Salina, Joshua M. Rosenthal presents a fascinating glimpse into the workings of the early Colombian state, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Series
Pitt Latin American Series
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Pittsburgh PA, United States
ISBN
9780822961802
SKU
V9780822961802
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About Joshua Rosenthal
Joshua M. Rosenthal is associate professor and cochair of the Department of History and Non-Western Cultures at Western Connecticut State University.
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