Spain, Europe and the Wider World 1500-1800

by J.H. Elliott

• ISBN13: 9780300145373
• ISBN10: 0300145373
• Format: Trade Book
• Copyright: 2009-06-29
• Publisher: Yale University Press

Summary

When J. H. Elliott publishedSpain and Its World, 15001700some twenty years ago, one of many enthusiasts declared, "For anyone interested in the history of empire, of Europe and of Spain, here is a book to keep within reach, to read, to study and to enjoy" (Times Literary Supplement). Since then Elliott has continued to explore the history of Spain and the Hispanic world with originality and insight, producing some of the most influential work in the field. In this new volume he gathers writings that reflect his recent research and thinking on politics, art, culture, and ideas in Europe and the colonial worlds between 1500 and 1800. The volume includes fourteen essays, lectures, and articles of remarkable breadth and freshness, written with Elliott's characteristic brio. It includes an unpublished lecture in honor of the late Hugh Trevor-Roper. Organized around three themesearly modern Europe, European overseas expansion, and the works and historical context of El Greco, Velazquez, Rubens, and Van Dyckthe book offers a rich survey of the themes at the heart of Elliott's interests throughout a career distinguished by excellence and innovation.

Author Biography

J. H. Elliott is Regius Professor Emeritus of Modern History, University of Oxford, and author of Spain and Its World, 1500–1700, published by Yale University Press. He has been the recipient of many honors, including the Wolfson Prize for History, the Prince of Asturias Prize for the Social Sciences, and the Balzan Prize for History. He lives in Oxford, United Kingdom

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. ix
List of Figures	p. xi
Preface	p. xiii
Europe
A Europe of Composite Monarchies	p. 3
Learning from the Enemy: Early Modern Britain and Spain	p. 25
The General Crisis in Retrospect: A Debate without End	p. 52
A Non-Revolutionary Society: Castile in the 1640s	p. 74
Europe after the Peace of Westphalia	p. 92
A Wider World
The Seizure of Overseas Territories by the European Powers	p. 109
Illusion and Disillusionment: Spain and the Indies	p. 131
Britain and Spain in America: Colonists and Colonised	p. 149
King and Patria in the Hispanic World	p. 173
The Same World, Different Worlds	p. 193
Starting Afresh? The Eclipse of Empire in British and Spanish America	p. 211
The World of Art
El Greco's Mediterranean: The Encounter of Civilisations	p. 233
Court Society in Seventeenth-Century Europe: Madrid, Brussels, London	p. 254
Appearance and Reality in the Spain of Veláquez	p. 279
Index	p. 304
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