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'It is not the ideas of books that matter here, but themselves, as objects of trade, as things that can be exchanged or even stolen. Tracing the diversity and reach of Peruvian print culture in the age of Enlightenment, Gehbald creates a fascinating narrative of book consumption throughout the viceroyalty and across the Atlantic.' Natalia Majluf, author of Inventing Indigenism: Francisco Laso's Image of Modern Peru 'In this lively and well-researched study, Agnes Gehbald shows how the residents of this Spanish viceregal capital city produced, imported, sold, and consumed books with greater zeal than ever in the late colonial period. A Colonial Book Market is a welcome contribution to our understanding of Latin America, literacy, material culture, and the Enlightenment.' Bianca Premo, author of The Enlightenment on Trial: Ordinary Litigants and Colonialism in the Spanish Empire 'Agnes Gehbald's detailed analysis of the trade of books from foreign workshops, the operation of local workshops, of second-hand markets and everyday circuits of printed materials in busy urban centers, shows the deep transformation of Peruvian literary and semi-literary social practices at the end of the eighteenth century. A comprehensive and fascinating 'new' history of the book.' Cristina Soriano, author of Tides of Revolution: Information, Insurgencies, and the Crisis of Colonial Rule in Venezuela 'Agnes Gehbald's study reveals that despite a variety of legal and material constraints, diverse print markets flourished in the eighteenth century, aligning Peru with broader trends in Europe and the Americas. By exploring the practical dimensions of production, circulation, and use, Gehbald weaves books in all their forms - from erudite histories and how-to manuals to devotional texts, popular almanacs, instructional cartillas and prohibited works - into the fabric of everyday life.' Corinna Zeltsman, author of Ink Under the Fingernails: Printing Politics in Nineteenth Century Mexico

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Agnes Gehbald is a Lecturer in Modern History at Bern University. Her research focuses on the study of printing and book history, the Viceroyalty of Peru, and transatlantic connections. This is her first book.

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