{"title":"Claudia Murray","description":"\u003cp\u003eClaudia Murray’s works delve into the intricate histories of urban development during pivotal eras, with a particular focus on the Enlightenment period. Her detailed exploration of colonial urbanism provides unique insights into the social, political, and cultural forces that shaped emerging cities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders interested in history and military contexts will appreciate Murray’s nuanced analysis, which combines rigorous research with a clear narrative style. Her books offer a thoughtful perspective on how historical dynamics influenced urban landscapes and colonial power structures.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"colonial-urbanism-in-the-age-of-the-enlightenment-by-claudia-murray-9781839999772","title":"Colonial Urbanism in the Age of the Enlightenment","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis book tells the story of how the monarchy aimed at creating a new capital city in a remote and forgotten area of the empire.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt also shows how the local Creole bourgeoisie rapidly assumed the role of urban developers, and enhanced their economic status by investing in and controlling the Buenos Aires' property market. In a short period, from 1776 to 1810, the urban transformation of Buenos Aires helped increase the Crown's revenues and considerably reduced contraband trade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNevertheless, urban changes generated an internal struggle for power for the control of the city between the Spanish loyalists and the local wealthier Creoles. As this book concludes, for an empire such as the Spanish, which was built upon a network of cities, the Crown's loss of the control of Buenos Aires' urban space was a serious threat to its power that foreshadowed Argentina's wars of independence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eColonial Urbanism in the Age of the Enlightenment\u003c\/em\u003e by Claudia Murray provides a detailed exploration of these historical developments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"NewSouth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47933930832108,"sku":"9781839999772","price":115.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781839999772-colonial-urbanism-in-the-age-of-the-enlightenment.jpg?v=1783884885"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/claudia-murray.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}