Title:
The rise and fall of the Spanish empire / William Maltby.
Author:
Maltby, William S., 1940-
Publication Information:
Basingstoke, Hampshire [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, ©2009.
Call Number:
JV4011 .M356 2009
Abstract:
In the three centuries of the Empire's existence Spain imposed its language, its faith, and many elements of its culture on much of the New World. Millions perished and ancient empires were destroyed, but more than 300 million people speak Spanish today, and the fusion of Spanish and indigenous elements has created a vibrant and expanding culture. The author describes the rise and fall of this Spanish Empire giving particular emphasis to its economy and institutions and the cultural and intellectual movements that formed them. Concise and readable, this book introduces students and the general reader to one of the most important and dramatic episodes in world history. - Back cover.
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Table of contents http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&doc_number=016815568&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIACover http://swbplus.bsz-bw.de/bsz284928526cov.htm
Table of contents only http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0906/2009002765.html
ISBN:
9781403917911
9781403917928
Physical Description:
xx, 225 pages : maps, genealogical tables ; 22 cm.
Subject Term:
Contents:
Imperial beginnings -- The creation of an empire in Europe -- The conquest of America -- Imperial organization under the Hapsburgs -- Imperial policy -- Imperial decline -- The Bourbons -- The end of the empire.
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