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Imperial Spain 1469-1716

Elliott, J. H. (John Huxtable) (Author).

Summary: "J. H. Elliott's work is a study of how a barren, impoverished and isolated country became the greatest power on earth in a few decades, and of its equally sudden decline." "At its greatest Spain was master of Europe: its government was respected, its armies were feared and its conquistadores carved out a vast empire. Yet this splendid power was rapidly to lose its impetus and creative dynamism. How did this happen in such a short space of time? Taking in rebellions, religious conflict and financial disaster, Elliott's masterly social and economic analysis studies the various factors that precipitated the end of an empire."--Jacket.

Record details

ISBN: 0141007036
ISBN: 9780141007038
Physical Description: print
xvii, 429 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm
Publisher: London : Penguin, 2002.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally published: London : Edward Arnold, 1963. "Reprinted with revised foreword and notes on further reading 2002"--Title page verso.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	1. The Union of the Crowns -- 2. Reconquest and Conquest -- 3. The Ordering of Spain -- 4. The Imperial Destiny -- 5. The Government and the Economy in the Reign of Charles V -- 6. Race and Religion -- 7. 'One Monarch, One Empire, and One Sword' -- 8. Splendour and Misery -- 9. Revival and Disaster -- 10. Epitaph on an Empire.