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Empire: How Spain Became a World Power 1492-1763 by Henry Kamen
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- Publishing Year
- 2003
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- Subjects
- History & Military
- Special Attributes
- Illustrated
- ISBN
- 9780060194765
- Book Title
- Empire : How Spain Became a World Power, 1492-1763
- Item Length
- 9in
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Publication Year
- 2003
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.4in
- Genre
- History, Political Science
- Topic
- Europe / Spain & Portugal, International Relations / General, Latin America / South America, African American
- Item Width
- 6.1in
- Item Weight
- 36.7 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 640 Pages
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How did a barren, thinly populated country, somewhat isolated from the rest of Europe, establish itself as the world's first superpower? Henry Kamen's impressive new book offers a fresh and highly original answer. Empire is a global survey of the two and a halt centuries (from the late fifteenth to the mid-eighteenth) in which the Spaniards established the most extensive empire the world had ever known, ranging from Naples and the Netherlands to the Philippines. Unlike previous accounts, which have presented the Empire as a direct consequence of Spanish power, this provocative work of history emphasizes the inability of Spain to run an imperial enterprise by itself The role of conquest was deceptive. Spain's rise to power was actually made possible by the collaboration of international business interests, including Italian financiers, German technicians and Dutch traders, in the task of setting up networks of contact ranging across the oceans. At the height of its apparent power, the Spanish Empire was in reality a global enterprise in which non-Spaniards -- Portuguese, Basque, Aztec, Genoese, Chinese, Flemish, West African, Incan and Neapolitan -- played an essential role. It is this vast diversity of resources and people (which included many of its greatest adventurers and soldiers) that made Spain's power so overwhelming. There is no better account in English of this time. Henry Kamen's book provides a highly relevant analysis of the origins and nature of imperial power, and of global economic activity. Challenging, persuasive and unique in its thesis, Empire explores Spain's complex impact on world history with admirable clarity and intelligence.
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Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0060194766
ISBN-13
9780060194765
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2360000
Product Key Features
Book Title
Empire : How Spain Became a World Power, 1492-1763
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Europe / Spain & Portugal, International Relations / General, Latin America / South America, African American
Publication Year
2003
Genre
History, Political Science
Number of Pages
640 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
1.4in
Item Width
6.1in
Item Weight
36.7 Oz
Additional Product Features
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Dp164.K36 2003
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An import chronicle, written with fluidity and a commanding sweep, along with a sharp eye for telling detail., "Enthralling .... Magnificent history." -- Wall Street Journal "Well written and exactingly researched." -- Kirkus Reviews "An import chronicle, written with fluidity and a commanding sweep, along with a sharp eye for telling detail." -- Atlantic Monthly "As new forms of global imperialism develop, this sophisticated and broad-minded book could not be more timely." -- Publishers Weekly
Copyright Date
2003
Target Audience
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Lccn
2002-038748
Dewey Decimal
946.03
Dewey Edition
0
Illustrated
Yes
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