This is an elegantly written social history that contributes to our understanding of modern Peru and also participates in debates about labor and urban history. - Charles Walker, associate professor of history, University of California, Davis ""[lnigo] Garcia-Bryce analyzes state-artisan relations from Peru's transition from a corporatist colonial order to a liberal republic.... This is a valuable study that addresses ... Read moreissues of race, class, and sociability."" - Choice ""Garcia-Bryce's book is the best political history of artisans in nineteenth-century Peru. It tells more about Peruvian political culture than about social or economic history."" - Hispanic American Historical Review Show Less