The Spanish Resurgence, 1713-1748 / Christopher Storrs.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Storrs, Christopher, Author.

Series:

Lewis Walpole series in eighteenth-century culture and history.

The Lewis Walpole Series in Eighteenth-Century Culture and History

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spain--History--Philip V, 1700-1746.

Spain.

Spain--Politics and government--1700-1746.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (325 pages) : illustrations, tables.

Place of Publication:

New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, [2016]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

A major reassessment of Philip V's leadership and what it meant for the modern Spanish state Often dismissed as ineffective, indolent, and dominated by his second wife, Philip V of Spain (1700-1746), the first Bourbon king, was in fact the greatest threat to peace in Europe during his reign. Under his rule, Spain was a dynamic force and expansionist power, especially in the Mediterranean world. Campaigns in Italy and North Africa revitalized Spanish control in the Mediterranean region, and the arrival of the Bourbon dynasty signaled a sharp break from Habsburg attitudes and practices. Challenging long-held understandings of early eighteenth-century Europe and the Atlantic world, Christopher Storrs draws on a rich array of primary documents to trace the political, military, and financial innovations that laid the framework for the modern Spanish state and the coalescence of a national identity. Storrs illuminates the remarkable revival of Spanish power after 1713 and sheds new light on the often underrated king who made Spain's resurgence possible.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

NOTE ON MONEY

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER ONE. THE ARMY

CHAPTER TWO. THE FLEET

CHAPTER THREE. FINANCES

CHAPTER FOUR. GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS

CHAPTER FIVE. FORAL SPAIN

CHAPTER SIX. ITALY AND IDENTITY

CHAPTER SEVEN. SPAIN'S RESURGENCE, 1713-1748

NOTE ON SOURCES

NOTES

INDEX

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9780300225235

0300225237

OCLC:

959713146