Farm and Factory: The Jesuits and the Development of Agrarian Capitalism in Colonial Quito, 1600-1767

Nicholas P. Cushner

State University of New York Press, 1982 - Business & Economics - 231 pages

This second volume of Nicholas P. Cushner's economic study of colonial Latin America describes and analyzes the unique relationship between the textile mill and farm in Interandine Quito. Cushner shows how human and natural resources blended to produce a vibrant institution in the rural world of colonial Quito.

About the author

Nicholas P. Cushner is Associate Professor of History at Empire State College.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Farm and Factory: The Jesuits and the Development of Agrarian Capitalism in Colonial Quito, 1600-1767; G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Series
• Author: Nicholas P. Cushner
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: State University of New York Press, 1982
• ISBN: 0873955706, 9780873955706
• Length: 231 pages
• Subjects: Business & Economics / Industries / General; History / Latin America / General; History / Latin America / South America