Enlightenment, governance, and reform in Spain and its empire, 1759-1808
This book brings a fresh perspective to Spanish imperial reform. It examines the impact of Enlightenment political thought on Spanish imperial policy as well as the intellectual repercussions of empire. Based on archival research undertaken in Spain, Cuba, Argentina and Chile, the study bridges the...
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| Formato: | Libro |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Basingstoke [England] ; New York :
Plagrave Macmillan
2008
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| Colección: | Cambridge Imperial and post-colonial studies series
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| Acceso en línea: | Sumario |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b19052534*spi |
| Sumario: | This book brings a fresh perspective to Spanish imperial reform. It examines the impact of Enlightenment political thought on Spanish imperial policy as well as the intellectual repercussions of empire. Based on archival research undertaken in Spain, Cuba, Argentina and Chile, the study bridges the long standing divides that have separated Intellectual from Imperial History as well as Spanish from Latin American History. Paquette's book also integrates the Spanish experience into the broader framework of European imperialism, thus placing his subject in comparative and transnational context |
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| Descripción Física: | XI, 244 p. : il. ; 23 cm |
| Bibliografía: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 210-242) e índice |
| ISBN: | 9781403985941 |
