The diplomatic enlightenment : Spain, Europe, and the age of speculation /

"This book reconfigures the study of the origins of the Enlightenment in the Spanish Empire. Challenging dominant interpretations of the period, this book shows that early eighteenth-century Spanish authors turned to Enlightenment ideas to reinvent Spain's role in the European balance of p...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Jones Corredera, Edward (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2021]
Series:History of European political and constitutional thought ; v. 5.
Subjects:
1700-1799
Enlightenment > Spain > History > 18th century.
Siècle des Lumières > Espagne > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Diplomatic relations
Enlightenment
International economic relations
Politics and government
Spain > Foreign relations > 18th century.
Spain > Politics and government > 18th century.
Spain > Foreign economic relations > 18th century.
Espagne > Relations extérieures > 18e siècle.
Espagne > Politique et gouvernement > 18e siècle.
Spain
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The missing century: the Enlightenment, the nation, and modern Spain
  • 2. Predicting war and peace
  • 3. Investing in the Luces
  • 4. Revolts and returns: free trade and the fear of independence
  • 5. The lever of the balance of power
  • 6. Carthage's contractors: the ends of the Spanish empire.

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