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catalog abstract ""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 half 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."--Jacket.".
catalog alternative "How Spain became a world power, 1492-1763".
catalog contributor b12786912.
catalog contributor b12786913.
catalog coverage "Spain Colonies Administration.".
catalog coverage "Spain Colonies History.".
catalog coverage "Spain History Bourbons, 1700-".
catalog coverage "Spain History Ferdinand and Isabella, 1479-1516.".
catalog coverage "Spain History House of Austria, 1516-1700.".
catalog coverage "Spain Politics and government 1479-1516.".
catalog coverage "Spain Politics and government 1516-1700.".
catalog coverage "Spain Politics and government 18th century.".
catalog coverage "Spain Relations Foreign countries.".
catalog coverage "Spain Relations.".
catalog created "2003.".
catalog date "2003".
catalog date "2003.".
catalog dateCopyrighted "2003.".
catalog description ""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 half 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."--Jacket.".
catalog description "Foundations -- The early western empire -- A new world -- Creating a world power -- The Pearl of the Orient -- The frontier -- The business of world power -- Identities and the civilizing mission -- Shoring up the empire (1630-1700) -- Under new management -- Conclusion : the silence of Pizarro.".
catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 567-576) and index.".
catalog extent "xxviii, 608 p., [16] p. of plates :".
catalog identifier "0060194766".
catalog issued "2003".
catalog issued "2003.".
catalog language "eng".
catalog publisher "New York : HarperCollins,".
catalog spatial "Spain Colonies Administration.".
catalog spatial "Spain Colonies History.".
catalog spatial "Spain History Bourbons, 1700-".
catalog spatial "Spain History Ferdinand and Isabella, 1479-1516.".
catalog spatial "Spain History House of Austria, 1516-1700.".
catalog spatial "Spain Politics and government 1479-1516.".
catalog spatial "Spain Politics and government 1516-1700.".
catalog spatial "Spain Politics and government 18th century.".
catalog spatial "Spain Relations Foreign countries.".
catalog spatial "Spain Relations.".
catalog subject "Catholic Church Spain History.".
catalog subject "DP161 .K36 2003".
catalog subject "Imperialism History.".
catalog tableOfContents "Foundations -- The early western empire -- A new world -- Creating a world power -- The Pearl of the Orient -- The frontier -- The business of world power -- Identities and the civilizing mission -- Shoring up the empire (1630-1700) -- Under new management -- Conclusion : the silence of Pizarro.".
catalog title "Empire : how Spain became a world power, 1492-1763 / Henry Kamen.".
catalog title "How Spain became a world power, 1492-1763".
catalog type "History. fast".
catalog type "text".