Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations and maps ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Preface xiii
6. Timeline xvii
7. Introduction 1
8. 1. Bonanza 20
9. 2. Age of Wind, Age of Iron 46
10. 3. The Viceroy’s Great Machine 67
11. 4. An Improbable Global City 92
12. 5. Secret Judgments of God 117
13. 6. Decadence and Rebirth 137
14. 7. From Revival to Revolution 158
15. 8. Summing Up 181
16. Epilogue: Potosí since Independence 186
17. Appendix: Voices 197
18. Glossary 203
19. Notes 205
20. Bibliographical Essay 229
21. Select Bibliography 233
22. Index 243