Polycentric monarchies : how did early modern Spain and Portugal achieve and maintain a global hegemony? / edited by Pedro Cardim ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cardim, Pedro.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Imperialism.

History.

Spain--History--House of Austria, 1516-1700.

Spain.

Portugal--History--Spanish dynasty, 1580-1640.

Portugal.

Imperialism--History--16th century.

Imperialism--History--17th century.

Physical Description:

vi, 241 pages ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Eastbourne ; Portland, Or. : Sussex Academic Press, 2012.

Summary:

The editors (of the U. Nova de Lisboa, Portugal; Stanford U., US; U. de Murcia, Spain; and U. degli Studi Roma Tre, Italy) present 12 papers that explore how early modern Spain and Portugal managed to achieve and maintain the world's first truly global hegemony, basing their interpretations on a new model of political relations that rejects the view of radial bilateral relations between center and periphery in favor of the notion of many different interlinked centers that interacted with the central monarchy but also among themselves in the active construction of the imperial polity. Regional case studies explore the integration of different territories into the monarchical network; polycentric circulations of people, money, institutions, and ideas; and engagements beyond the official borders of empire. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781845195441

1845195442

OCLC:

785081871