Europe and the Decline of Spain - A Study of the Spanish System, 15801720

First published in 1981, Europe and the Decline of Spain deals with the slow ebbing of Spanish power, its 'melancholy, long, withdrawing roar' during the 'long seventeenth century' of pre-industrial Europe.

List of contents

Bibliographical Prologue: The Problems and Their Available Data General Introduction: The Philippine Empire and Europe, 1580-1610 1. From Little Wars to Total War, 1610 - 28 2. The Empire of Olivares, 1628-43 3. Years of Survival, 1643-56 4. Years of Defeat, 1656-78 5. Pathology of a Power System, 1678-1700 General Conclusion: Eighteenth-Century Horizons, 1700-20

About the author

R. A Stradling was Professor of History at University College, Cardiff. He has been researching and writing on various aspects of seventeenth century Spanish history since 1965.

Summary

First published in 1981, Europe and the Decline of Spain deals with the slow ebbing of Spanish power, its ‘melancholy, long, withdrawing roar’ during the ‘long seventeenth century’ of pre-industrial Europe.

Product details

• Authors: R.A. Stradling
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.04.2025
• EAN: 9781032994802
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3299480-2
• No. of pages: 234
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; European History, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Modern / 17th Century, Social and cultural history, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, History and Archaeology, HISTORY / Europe / Spain