Henry Arthur Francis Kamen - Spain, 1469-1714: A Society Of Conflict

<P>Of the first edition:</P><P><I>...a highly professional book ...which gives a very useful and up-to-date account of the most interesting period in Spanish history.</I></P><P><B>The Times Literary Supplement</B></P><P> </P><P>From the sixteenth to the early eighteenth century Spain was the world's most powerful nation, dominant in Europe and with authority over immense territories in America and the Pacific. In his now classic text, Henry Kamen shows how Spain achieved this world power, examining the crucial political events and foreign policy through the reigns of each of the nation's rulers, from Ferdinand and Isabella at the end of the fifteenth century to Philip V at the beginning of the eighteenth century.</P><P> </P><P>Kamen also explores the essential factors that distinguished the Spanish experience, from the gold and silver of the New World to the role of the Inquisition and the fate of the Muslim and Jewish minorities. He identifies the essential fragility of Spain's material resources as the ma

Key Information
Authors		Henry Arthur Francis Kamen
Nonfiction Category		History
Book Editions
		PaperbackSubsequentMay 01, 1991Longman Pub Group8.5"(h) x 5.5"(w) x 0.75"(d), 0.85 lbs.9780582067233