Berkeley CA: University of California Press. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. Date: 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. 0520021959 . 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 438 pages . 1973. University of California Press ISBN 0520021959 9780520021952 [US]

University of California Press, January Date: 1973. Hardcover . Very Good/Good. Very Good Hardcover with Good Dustjacket. DJ in mylar. Light to moderate soiling and shelfwear to DJ, including a small bit of tearing. Light to mild shelfwear to covers, including a bumped corner. Spine ends bumped. Textblock lightly soiled. Light soiling on front inside cover. Yellowing on inside covers and endpapers. Tiny spot on one page. Otherwise, pages clean and tight in binding. Pictures available upon request. A locally owned, independent book shop since 1984. 1973. University of California Press ISBN 0520021959 9780520021952 [US]

University of California Press, Date: 1973-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good Dust Jacket. This book with dust jacket is clean, solid and in great shape! This is a hardcover book with 429 pages including some illustrations. The binding is strong with all pages firmly attached. The pages are clean with no soiling, writing, or tears. The copyright page shows 1973 as the published date. This is definitely Not a former library book. The dust jacket shows some light edgewear and there is a light vertical crease mark on the front (No Chips). This book looks and feels great! We always ship in a sturdy cardboard box! 1973. University of California Press ISBN 0520021959 9780520021952 [US]

ISBN10: 0520021959, ISBN13: 9780520021952, [publisher: University of California Press, Berkeley] Softcover First Edition xxvii+438 pages with plates, figures, maps, tables, appendices, glossary, bibliography and index. Royal octavo (9 1/4 x 6 1/4) bound in original publisher's green cloth with gilt lettering to spine in original jacket. From the library of professor Peter Blakewell. First edition. While the Spanish enterprise in America is relatively well-known to the English-reading public, the Portuguese tropical empire in Brazil has remained until recently an unknown world. In Sovereignty and Society, Professor Schwartz contributes to our understanding of the Brazilian past by providing for the first time a detailed study of the judicial bureaucracy that formed the framework of the colonial regime. This work describes the process by which royal administrators maintained control and the techniques used by the Whole Brazilian elite to guard its interest. At the Core of the book is the previously unstudied relação or High Court of Bahia, the supreme tribunal in colonial Brazil and an institution with broad administrative and political powers. Presided over by the governor-general or viceroy, the High Court stood at the apex of the colonial administrative structure and symbolized royal sovereignty. The author examines the origins, functions, conflicts, and history of the relação, relying on little-used manuscript sources in over twenty-five archives and libra ...
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University of California Press, Date: 1973-01-01. First Edition, no additional pri. Hardcover. fine/near fine. NOT an ex library book. 438 clean pages. Dust jacket has no chips or tears, price is clipped. 1973. University of California Press ISBN 0520021959 9780520021952 [US]

University of California Press, Date: 1973. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Couple short tears to price-clipped jacket.. 1973. University of California Press ISBN 0520021959 9780520021952 [US]

University of California Press, Date: 1973. Hardcover. Good/Fair. 7 dust jacket corners repaired or reinforced with adhesive tape, most of the fraying is at the head of the spine. Top page edges of book are foxed. Binding is square without separation gaps but still feels looser than it should, no cracks or creases but clearly opens too readily at both pastedowns. POS/bookstamp on FFEP. Underlining to fewer than 10 pages. 1973. University of California Press ISBN 0520021959 9780520021952 [FR]

University of California Press 1973 hardcover Good Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

University of California Press 1973-01-01 Hardcover New Size: 9x6x1; New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

University of California Press, Date: 1973-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1973. University of California Press ISBN 0520021959 9780520021952 [US]