Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Chapter One COLONIAL FOUNDATIONS 1
5. Chapter Two THE RISE OF A COMMERCIAL CENTER 15
6. Chapter Three INTERREGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MERCHANTS 32
7. Chapter Four THE FRINGES OF THE COMMERCIAL NETWORKS 46
8. Chapter Five HARVESTING AND TRANSPORTING WEALTH 59
9. Chapter Six REPLICATING THE EUROPEAN MATERIAL WORLD 75
10. Chapter Seven THE WEALTH OF LITERACY 95
11. Chapter Eight AFRICAN SLAVES AND FREE WORKERS 112
12. Chapter Nine INDIGENOUS CORPORATE STRUCTURES 133
13. Chapter Ten INDIGENOUS LABORERS 152
14. Chapter Eleven THE EVER-PRESENT PAST 170
15. NOTES 183
16. GLOSSARY 231
17. BIBLIOGRAPHY 235
18. INDEX 251