Spain, Europe & the wider world, 1500-1800 / J.H. Elliott.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Elliott, J. H. (John Huxtable)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Painting, Spanish.

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

Spain.

Spain--History--Bourbons, 1700-.

Spain--Relations--Europe.

Europe--Relations--Spain.

Europe.

Spain--Colonies--America.

Europe--History--1492-1648.

Europe--History--1648-1789.

Spain--Civilization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 322 pages) : illustrations, plans

Place of Publication:

New Haven [Conn.] ; London : Yale University Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

When J. H. Elliott published Spain and Its World, 1500-1700 some twenty years ago, one of many enthusiasts declared, "For anyone interested in the history of empire, of Europe and of Spain, here is a book to keep within reach, to read, to study and to enjoy" (Times Literary Supplement). Since then Elliott has continued to explore the history of Spain and the Hispanic world with originality and insight, producing some of the most influential work in the field. In this new volume he gathers writings that reflect his recent research and thinking on politics, art, culture, and ideas in Europe and the colonial worlds between 1500 and 1800. The volume includes fourteen essays, lectures, and articles of remarkable breadth and freshness, written with Elliott's characteristic brio. It includes an unpublished lecture in honor of the late Hugh Trevor-Roper. Organized around three themes-early modern Europe, European overseas expansion, and the works and historical context of El Greco, Velázquez, Rubens, and Van Dyck-the book offers a rich survey of the themes at the heart of Elliott's interests throughout a career distinguished by excellence and innovation.

Contents:

A Europe of composite monarchies

Learning from the enemy : early modern Britain and Spain

The general crisis in retrospect : a debate without end

A non-revolutionary society : Castile in the 1640's

Europe after the Peace of Westphalia

The seizure of overseas territories by the European powers

Illusion and disillusionment : Spain and the Indies

Britain and Spain in America : colonists and colonised

King and patria in the Hispanic world

The same world, different worlds

Starting afresh? : the eclipse of empire in British and Spanish America

El Greco's Mediterranean : the encounter of civilisations

Court society in seventeenth-century Europe : Madrid, Brussels, London

Appearance and reality in the Spain of Velazquez.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-282-35199-0

9786612351990

0-300-16001-1

OCLC:

587631219