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Early Modern Spain
Jon Cowans
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Paperback. "It is difficult to think of a better way of introducing students to the rich diversity of Hispanic civilization in the Golden Age and Enlightenment than through the pages of this book."-History Editor(s): Cowans, Jon. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliographical references, index. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 446.
Spain as a political entity can be traced to the joining of the two largest Iberian kingdoms through the marriage of Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile in 1469. Over the course of the next centuries, Spain rose to European dominance, presided over the world's largest empire, and saw its power and wealth decline until it was finally conquered and occupied by Napoleon in the early nineteenth century. Early Modern Spain: A Documentary History, the first broad-ranging collection in English of writings from the entire period from 1469 to the end of the eighteenth century, comprises 61 documents carefully ... Read more
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Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
Weight
451g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Pennsylvania, United States
ISBN
9780812218459
SKU
V9780812218459
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About Jon Cowans
Jon Cowans is Associate Professor of History at Rutgers University, Newark. He is the editor of the companion volume Modern Spain: A Documentary History, also available from the University of Pennsylvania Press.
Reviews for Early Modern Spain
"Immediately useful to anyone interested in Spanish history and culture."
Virginia Quarterly Review
"It is difficult to think of a better way of introducing students to the rich diversity of Hispanic civilization in the Golden Age and Enlightenment than through the pages of this book."
History
Virginia Quarterly Review
"It is difficult to think of a better way of introducing students to the rich diversity of Hispanic civilization in the Golden Age and Enlightenment than through the pages of this book."
History