TY  - GEN
T1  - Polycentric monarchies : how did early modern Spain and Portugal achieve and maintain a global hegemony?
A2  - Cardim, Pedro
LA  - English
PP  - Brighton ; Portland, Or.
PB  - Sussex Academic Press
YR  - 2012
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_ocn859157690
AB  - Having succeeded in establishing themselves in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas, in the early 16th century Spain and Portugal became the first imperial powers on a worldwide scale. Between 1580 and 1640, when these two entities were united, they achieved an almost global hegemony, constituting the largest political force in Europe and abroad. Although they lost their political primacy in the seventeenth century, both monarchies survived and were able to enjoy a relative success until the early 19th century. The aim of this collection is to answer the question how and why their cultural an.
OP  - 241
CN  - DP171 .P65 2012eb
SN  - 9781782840930
SN  - 1782840931
SN  - 9781782840916
SN  - 1782840915
SN  - 1845195442
SN  - 9781845195441
SN  - 1845196813
SN  - 9781845196813
KW  - Imperialism : History : 17th century.
KW  - Imperialism : History : 16th century.
KW  - Portugal : History : Spanish dynasty, 1580-1640.
KW  - Spain : History : House of Austria, 1516-1700.
KW  - Impérialisme : Histoire : 17e siècle.
KW  - Impérialisme : Histoire : 16e siècle.
KW  - Portugal : Histoire : 1580-1640 (Dynastie espagnole)
KW  - Espagne : Histoire : 1516-1700 (Maison d'Autriche)
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE : Emigration & Immigration.
KW  - Imperialism
KW  - Portugal
KW  - Spain
KW  - Imperialismus
KW  - Hegemonie
KW  - Spanien
KW  - 1500-1700
KW  - History
ER  -