Overview
- Offers a leading analysis of the expansion of the Iberian empire expansion and the impact of early globalization on the Peninsula
- Offers a comparative perspective on the impact of globalization on institutional development, the political economy, and processes of state-building in Europe
- Contests a prevalent, excessively-negative image of the Iberian empire, counterpoising the difficult relationship between empires and globalization and opening the debate for comparisons to other imperial formations
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Comparative Global History (PASTCGH)
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This open access book analyses Iberian expansion by using knowledge accumulated in recent years to test some of the most important theories regarding Europe’s economic development. Adopting a comparative perspective, it considers the impact of early globalization on Iberian and Western European institutions, social development and political economies. In spite of globalization’s minor importance from the commercial perspective before 1750, this book finds its impact decisive for institutional development, political economies, and processes of state-building in Iberia and Europe. The book engages current historiographies and revindicates the need to take the concept of composite monarchies as a point of departure in order to understand the period’s economic and social developments, analysing the institutions and societies resulting from contact with Iberian peoples in America and Asia. The outcome is a study that nuances and contests an excessively-negative yet prevalent image of the Iberian societies, explores the difficult relationship between empires and globalization and opens paths for comparisons to other imperial formations.
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Keywords
- Open Access
- Iberian Empire Expansion and Europe’s Economic Development
- Global History and the History of Empires
- Early Globalization on the Peninsula
- Iberian Empire Expansion and Theories of Globalisation
- Empire and Processes of State-building in Europe
- Relationship between Empires and Globalization
- Impact of Iberian Empire on America
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Reviews
“The description of the Habsburg defensive barrier against the Ottoman Empire, as well as a section comparing and contrasting the Ottoman and Iberian empires, are innovative as well as informative; most researchers limit their focus to the English and sometimes the French empires. The fact that this is an open-access book electronically makes it an even more valuable addition to the literature.” (Robin Grier, The Journal of Interdisciplinary History, Vol. 51 (1), 2020)
“The book provides an excellent graduate-level survey. … Graduate students and scholars rewriting their lecture courses will profit from perusing this ambitious volume.” (Stuart M. McManus, Hispanic American Historical Review, Vol. 100 (3), 2020)
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Bartolomé Yun-Casalilla is Professor of Early Modern History, Pablo de Olavide University, Seville, Spain, and former professor at the European University Institute.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Iberian World Empires and the Globalization of Europe 1415–1668
Authors: Bartolomé Yun-Casalilla
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Comparative Global History
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0833-8
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore
eBook Packages: History, History (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-13-0832-1Published: 22 March 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-0833-8Published: 13 March 2019
Series ISSN: 2662-7965
Series E-ISSN: 2662-7973
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVI, 520
Number of Illustrations: 21 b/w illustrations, 3 illustrations in colour
Topics: Imperialism and Colonialism, History of Early Modern Europe, Globalization