Description
| Product ID: | 9780141007038 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Imperial Spain 1469-1716 |
| Authors: | Author: J. H Elliott, NEIL PINCHES |
| Page Count: | 448 |
| Subjects: | European history, European history, History, History, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Spain, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Modern period, c 1500 onwards |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating 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. The story of Spain''s rise to greatness from its humble beginnings as one of the poorest and most marginal of European countries is a remarkable and dramatic one. With the marriage of Ferdinand & Isabella, the final expulsion of the Moslems and the discovery of America, Spain took on a seemingly unstoppable dynamism that made it into the world''s first global power. This amazing success however created many powerful enemies and Elliott''s famous book charts the dramatic fall of Habsburg Spain with the same elan as it charts the rise. |
| Imprint Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2002-07-25 |