World without end : the global empire of Philip II
Thomas, Hugh 1931-2015
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This book is the conclusion of a 3 volume history of the Spanish Empire. Tells the story of life in a conquered territory that stretched from Cuba to Peru & of the final conquests of the greatest empire that the world had then seen since the fall of Rome.
Main title:
World without end : the global empire of Philip II / by Hugh Thomas
Author:
Imprint:
London Penguin Books 2015
Collation:
463 pages 16 unnumbered pages of plates colour illustrations
Contents:
List of illustrations -- List of maps -- Introduction -- Prologue: a journey to Paris -- Book one: Old Spain -- King Philip II the enlightened despot -- King Philip the bureaucrat monarch -- King Philip and his empire -- An imperial theocracy -- The Jesuit challenge -- Book two: Spain imperial -- Trouble in Mexico -- The sons of the conquistadors ask too much -- New Spain in peace -- Viceroy Toledo at work in Peru -- Convents and blessed ones -- Chile and its conquerors -- The conquest of Yucatan -- Conclusion in Yucatan -- A great conquistador from Asturias -- Franciscans in Yucatan -- The Rivers Plate and Paraguay -- The mad adventure of Lope de Aguirre -- Guiana and El Dorado -- Book three: the imperial backcloth -- Portugal joins Spain -- The money behind the conquests -- Piracy and buccaneering -- The galleon, a very narrow prison -- Populations discovered -- Book four: The east in Fee -- The conquest of the Philippine Islands -- Manila -- The temptation of China -- The conquest of China -- Epilogue: the age of administration -- Appendices -- Genealogies -- Maps -- Bibliography -- Glossary -- Notes -- Index
ISBN:
9780141034478 (paperback)
Dewey class:
980.013 WOR
Local class:
980.013
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
5318
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Nonfiction | 980.013 WOR | pbk.Available |