Plebeian Consumers Global Connections, Local Trade, and Foreign Goods in Nineteenth-Century Colombia
Book contents
- Plebeian Consumers
- Cambridge Latin American Studies
- Plebeian Consumers
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Consumers, Citizens, and the Republican Project
- 2 From Ferias to Tiendas
- 3 Zarazas, Bayetas, and Bogotanas
- 4 Machetes, Axes, and Foreign Tools
- 5 Books, Hats, and “Foreign” Coats
- 6 Soap, Pills, and Toiletries
- Epilogue
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
- Series page
2 - From Ferias to Tiendas
Consumers and the Import Trade
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 December 2024
Book contents
- Plebeian Consumers
- Cambridge Latin American Studies
- Plebeian Consumers
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Consumers, Citizens, and the Republican Project
- 2 From Ferias to Tiendas
- 3 Zarazas, Bayetas, and Bogotanas
- 4 Machetes, Axes, and Foreign Tools
- 5 Books, Hats, and “Foreign” Coats
- 6 Soap, Pills, and Toiletries
- Epilogue
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
- Series page
Summary
Chapter 2 explores the complex dynamics of Colombia’s post-1850 import trade. It traces how foreign objects – textiles, machetes, toiletries, food, and chinaware, among many other goods – circulated throughout the national geography: the routes they traveled and the places they visited. The chapter also explores the many places in which peasants, bogas, formerly enslaved people, and small landholders came together to give meaning to the multiple and diverse spaces of exchange.
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- Plebeian ConsumersGlobal Connections, Local Trade, and Foreign Goods in Nineteenth-Century Colombia, pp. 52 - 82Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024