Spain and Portugal in the New World, 1492-1700 / by Lyle N. McAlister.

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McAlister, Lyle N. [Browse]
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Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 1984.
Description
xxvi, 585 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : 7 maps ; 24 cm.

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    Spanish and Portuguese expansion substantially altered the social, political, and economic contours of the modern world. In his book, Lyle McAlister provides a narrative and interpretive history of the exploration and settlement of the Americas by Spain and Portugal. McAlister divides this period (and the book) into three parts. First, he describes the formation of Old World societies with particular attention to those features that influenced the directions and forms of overseas expansion. Second, he traces the dynamic processes of conquest and colonization that between 1492 and about 1570 firmly established Spanish and Portuguese dominion in the New World. The third part deals with colonial growth and consolidation down to about 1700. McAlister's main themes are: the post-conquest territorial expansion that established the limits of what later came to be called Latin America, the emergence of distinctively Spanish and Portuguese American societies and economies, the formation of systems of imperial control and exploitation, and the ways in which conflicts between imperial and American interests were reconciled. This comprehensive history, with its extensive bibliographic essay and attention to historiographic issues, will be a standard reference for students and scholars of the period. Jacket.
    Notes
    • Cover title: Spain & Portugal in the New World, 1492-1700.
    • Includes index.
    Bibliographic references
    Bibliography: p. 511-561.
    Other title(s)
    Spain & Portugal in the New World, 1492-1700
    ISBN
    • 0816612161
    • 9780816612161
    • 0816612188 ((pbk.))
    • 9780816612185 ((pbk.))
    • 0196480469
    • 9780196480466
    LCCN
    83021745
    OCLC
    10045439
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