The Rise and Fall of the Spanish Empire
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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The Rise and Fall of the Spanish Empire
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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The Rise and Fall of the Spanish Empire

The Rise and Fall of the Spanish Empire

by William Maltby
The Rise and Fall of the Spanish Empire

The Rise and Fall of the Spanish Empire

by William Maltby

Hardcover(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.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781403917911
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date: 01/01/2009
Edition description: 2008
Pages: 248
Sales rank: 763,781
Product dimensions: 5.60(w) x 8.60(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Imperial Beginnings
The Creation of an Empire in Europe
The Conquest of America
Imperial Organization Under the Habsburgs
Imperial Policy
Imperial Decline
The Bourbons
The End of the Empire
Selected Bibliography
Index.

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