Silver, trade, and war : Spain and America in the making of early modern Europe / Stanley J. Stein & Barbara H. Stein.

Author
Stein, Stanley J. [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2000.
Description
ix, 351 pages ; 24 cm

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    "Spanish colonialism, the authors suggest, was the cutting edge of the early global economy. America's silver permitted Spain to graft early capitalistic elements onto its late medieval structures, reinforcing its patromonialism and dynasticism. However, the authors argue, silver gave Spain an illusion of wealth, security, and hegemony, while its system of "managed" transatlantic trade failed to monitor silver flows that were beyond the control of government officials." "Silver, Trade, and War is about men and markets, national rivalries, diplomacy and conflict, and the advancement or stagnation of states."--Jacket.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-342) and index.
    Contents
    • pt. 1. Legacy. 1. Spain, Europe, and the Atlantic System, 1500-1700. 2. Financing Empire: The European Diaspora of Silver by War. 3. Westphalia: The Legacy of Unequal Treaties. 4. Conjunctural Crisis: War and the Utrecht Settlement
    • pt. 2. Toward a Spanish-Bourbon Paradigm. 5. Conditions of Growth, 1700-1759. 6. Changing Patterns in the Transatlantic System: Flotas and Registros, 1720-1759. 7. Critical Voices, 1720-1759. 8. Toward the Mid-Century Crisis: Ensenada, 1743-1754. 9. By Way of Conclusion.
    ISBN
    • 0801861357 ((alk. paper))
    • 9780801861352 ((alk. paper))
    • 0801877555 ((pbk.))
    • 9780801877551 ((pbk.))
    LCCN
    99038574
    OCLC
    41712012
    International Article Number
    • 9780801861352
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