Imperial Spain 1469-1716

A major work on Spanish history ( The Economist )" Informationen zum Autor J H Elliott recently retired as Regius Professor of History at the University of Oxford. Klappentext Since its first publication, J. H. Elliott's classic chronicle has become established as the most comprehensive, balanced, and accessible account of the dramatic rise and fall of imperial Spain. Now with a new preface by the author, this brilliant study unveils how a barren, impoverished, and isolated country became the greatest power on earth-and just as quickly fell into decline. Zusammenfassung Tells the story of Spain's rise to greatness from its humble beginnings as one of the poorest and most marginal of European countries. This book charts the rise and fall of Habsburg Spain.Imperial Spain 1469-1716Acknowledgments Foreword Prologue 1. The Union of the Crowns 1. Origins of the union 2. The two Crowns 3. The decline of the Crown of Aragon 4. Unequal partners 2. Reconquest and Conquest 1. The Reconquista completed 2. The advance into Africa 3. Medieval antecedents 4. Conquest 5. Settlement 3. The Ordering of Spain 1. The "new monarchy" 2. The assertion of royal authority in Castile 3. The Church and the Faith 4. The economic and social foundations of the New Spain 5. The open society 4. The Imperial Destiny 1. The foreign policy of Ferdinand 2. The Habsburg succession 3. Nationalism and revolt 4. The imperial destiny 5. The Government and the Economy in the Reign of Charles V 1. The theory and practice of empire 2. The organization of empire 3. The Castilian economy 4. The problems of imperial finance 5. The liquidation of Charles's imperialism 6. Race and Religion 1. The advance of heresy 2. The imposition of orthodoxy 3. The Spain of the Counter-Reformation 4. The crisis of the 1560s 5. The second rebellion of the Alpujarras (1568-70) 6. The Faith militant and the Faith triumphant 7. "One Monarch, One Empire, and One Sword" 1. King and Court 2. The faction struggles 3. The annexation of Portugal 4. The revolt of Aragon (1591-2) 8. Splendour and Misery 1. The crisis of the 1590s 2. The failure of leadership 3. The pattern of society 9. Revival and Disaster 1. The reform programme 2. The strain of war 3. 1640 4. Defeat and survival 10. Epitaph on an Empire 1. The centre and the periphery 2. The change of dynasty 3. The failure 4. The achievement Notes on Further Reading Index Maps Iberian Expansion in the 16th and 17th Centuries 1. The Iberian Peninsula. Physical Features 2. Habsburg Spain 3. The Conquest of Grenada 4. The Four Inheritances of Charles V 5. The Collapse of Spanish Power Tables 1. The Union of the Crowns of Castile and Aragon 2. The Spanish Habsburgs 3. The Conciliat System 4. Imports of Treasure 5. The Portuguese Succession ...

A major work on Spanish history (The Economist)"

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J H Elliott recently retired as Regius Professor of History at the University of Oxford.

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Since its first publication, J. H. Elliott's classic chronicle has become established as the most comprehensive, balanced, and accessible account of the dramatic rise and fall of imperial Spain. Now with a new preface by the author, this brilliant study unveils how a barren, impoverished, and isolated country became the greatest power on earth-and just as quickly fell into decline.

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Tells the story of Spain's rise to greatness from its humble beginnings as one of the poorest and most marginal of European countries. This book charts the rise and fall of Habsburg Spain.

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Imperial Spain 1469-1716Acknowledgments
Foreword
Prologue
1. The Union of the Crowns

1. Origins of the union
2. The two Crowns
3. The decline of the Crown of Aragon
4. Unequal partners

2. Reconquest and Conquest

1. The Reconquista completed
2. The advance into Africa
3. Medieval antecedents
4. Conquest
5. Settlement
   
   3. The Ordering of Spain
6. The "new monarchy"
7. The assertion of royal authority in Castile
8. The Church and the Faith
9. The economic and social foundations of the New Spain
10. The open society
    
    4. The Imperial Destiny
11. The foreign policy of Ferdinand
12. The Habsburg succession
13. Nationalism and revolt
14. The imperial destiny
    
    5. The Government and the Economy in the Reign of Charles V
15. The theory and practice of empire
16. The organization of empire
17. The Castilian economy
18. The problems of imperial finance
19. The liquidation of Charles's imperialism
    
    6. Race and Religion
20. The advance of heresy
21. The imposition of orthodoxy
22. The Spain of the Counter-Reformation
23. The crisis of the 1560s
24. The second rebellion of the Alpujarras (1568-70)
25. The Faith militant and the Faith triumphant
    
    7. "One Monarch, One Empire, and One Sword"
26. King and Court
27. The faction struggles
28. The annexation of Portugal
29. The revolt of Aragon (1591-2)
    
    8. Splendour and Misery
30. The crisis of the 1590s
31. The failure of leadership
32. The pattern of society
    
    9. Revival and Disaster
33. The reform programme
34. The strain of war
35. 1640
36. Defeat and survival
    
    10. Epitaph on an Empire
37. The centre and the periphery
38. The change of dynasty
39. The failure
40. The achievement
    Notes on Further Reading
    Index
    Maps
    Iberian Expansion in the 16th and 17th Centuries
41. The Iberian Peninsula. Physical Features
42. Habsburg Spain
43. The Conquest of Grenada
44. The Four Inheritances of Charles V
45. The Collapse of Spanish Power
    Tables
46. The Union of the Crowns of Castile and Aragon
47. The Spanish Habsburgs
48. The Conciliat System
49. Imports of Treasure
50. The Portuguese Succession