The origins of Bourbon reform in Spanish South America, 1700-1763 /
"This book presents one of the first detailed analyses of the first six decades of Bourbon rule in Spanish America (1700-1763). Based on a wealth of archival sources in Spain and Peru and on a body of historical research that has transformed our understanding of this period in just the past few...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2014.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Studies of the Americas.
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| Online Access: | Cover image |
| Summary: | "This book presents one of the first detailed analyses of the first six decades of Bourbon rule in Spanish America (1700-1763). Based on a wealth of archival sources in Spain and Peru and on a body of historical research that has transformed our understanding of this period in just the past few years, it turns existing interpretations on their heads, staking a claim for the significance of the early Bourbon era within the broad sweep of Spanish colonial history. Above all, it argues that the much better-known late-Bourbon program of reforms for the American colonies, associated primarily with the reign of the 'great reformer-king' Charles III, cannot be understood without reference to the half-century that preceded his accession to the Spanish throne"-- |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 264 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781137362230 (hardback : alkaline paper) 1137362235 (hardback : alkaline paper) |