Rise and Fall of the Spanish Empire

AvWilliam Maltby

Inbunden, Engelska, 2008

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At its peak the Spanish empire stretched from Italy and the Netherlands to Peru and the Philippines. Its influence remains very significant to the history of Europe and the Americas. Maltby provides a concise and readable history of the empire's dramatic rise and fall, with special emphasis on the economy, institutions and intellectual movements.

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Utgivningsdatum:2008-11-24
Mått:138 x 216 x 19 mm
Vikt:532 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:248
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781403917911
Utmärkelser:Winner of Choice Magazine Outstanding Reference/Academic Book Award 2009

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WILLIAM S. MALTBY is Professor of History Emeritus at the University of Missouri-St Louis, USA. His publications include The Black Legend in England: The Development of Anti-Spanish Sentiment, 1588-1660, Alba: A Biography of Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba, The Reign of Charles V and with Steven Hause, Western Civilization.

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Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2009

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IntroductionImperial BeginningsThe Creation of an Empire in EuropeThe Conquest of AmericaImperial Organization Under the HabsburgsImperial PolicyImperial DeclineThe BourbonsThe End of the EmpireSelected BibliographyIndex.