Spain: The Centre of the World 1519-1682

In the sixteenth century, the Spaniards became the first nation in history to have worldwide reach--across most...
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Spain: The Centre of the World 1519-1682 by Goodwin, Robert

Spain: The Centre of the World 1519-1682

$58.13

Spain: The Centre of the World 1519-1682

$58.13
Author: Robert Goodwin
Format: Paperback
Language: English

In the sixteenth century, the Spaniards became the first nation in history to have worldwide reach--across most of Europe to the Americas, the Philippines, and India. The Golden Age of the Spanish Empire would establish five centuries of Western supremacy across the globe and usher in an era of transatlantic exploration that eventually gave rise to the modern world. It was a time of discovery and adventure, of great political and social change--a time when Spain learned to rule the world.

It was also a time of great turbulence and transition, which fueled an exceptional flourishing of art and literature and inspired new ideas about international law, merchant banking, and economic and social theory. Chronicling the lives and achievements of a cast of legendary characters--great soldiers like the Duke of Alba, artists and writers like El Greco, Vel zquez and Cervantes, and the powerful monarchs who ruled over them--Robert Goodwin delves into previously unrecorded sources to bring this tumultuous and exciting period to life. Spain is a revealing portrait of an empire at the height of its power and a world at the dawn of a new age.

Author: Robert Goodwin
Publisher: Bloomsbury Paperbacks
Published: 11/22/2016
Pages: 608
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.10w x 1.60d
ISBN: 9781408862285

About the Author
Dr Robert Goodwin is a research and teaching fellow at University College London. His first trade book, Crossing the Continent 1527-1540: The Story of the First African-American Explorer of the American South, was published in 2008 to critical acclaim. He appears on Spanish radio and TV. He lives between London and Seville, where he regularly conducts archival research.


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