Empire:HowSpainBecameaWorldPower,1492-1763

作者 Henry Kamen著
出版社 HarperCollinsUS
出版时间 2004年2月
ISBN 9780060932640
定价 142.30

内容简介

Fromthelate-fifteenthtothemid-eighteenthcentury,Spainwasthemostextensiveempiretheworldhadseen,stretchingfromNaplesandtheNetherlandstothePhilippines.ThisprovocativeworkofhistoryattributesSpain'srisetopowertothecollaborationofinternationalbusinessinterests,includingItalianfinanciers,Germantechnicians,andDutchtraders.Attheheightofitspower,theSpanishEmpirewasaglobalenterpriseinwhichnon-Spaniards—Portuguese,Basque,Aztec,Genoese,Chinese,Flemish,WestAfrican,Incan,andNeapolitan—playedanessentialrole.Challenging,persuasive,anduniqueinitsthesis,HenryKamen'sEmpireexploresSpain'scompleximpactonworldhistorywithadmirableclarityandintelligence.

作者简介

HenryKamenisafellowoftheRoyalHistoricalSocietyinLondonandanemeritusprofessoroftheHigherCouncilforScientificResearchinBarcelona.HeistheauthorofEmpire:HowSpainBecameaGreatPower,1492-1763,aswellasseveralotherbooksonSpain.HedivideshistimebetweenBarcelonaandtheUnitedStates.

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