Roots of empire : forests and state power in early modern Spain, c. 1500-1750 / / by John T. Wing

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910826458503321
• Autore: Wing John T.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Leiden, The Netherlands : , : Koninklijke Brill, , 2015; ©2015
• ISBN: 90-04-26137-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (282 p.)
• Collana: Brill's Series in the History of the Environment, , 1876-6595 ; ; Volume 4
• Disciplina: 634.9/20946
• Soggetti: Forest policy - Spain - History; Forest management - Political aspects - Spain - History; Forests and forestry - Spain - History; Forests and forestry - Spain - Colonies - History; Spain Colonies History; Imperialism History; Spain Politics and government 1516-1700; Spain Politics and government 1700-1746; Spain Colonies Environmental conditions
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Preliminary Material -- Introducing Spanish State Forestry -- 1 A New State Forestry for the First Global Age -- 2 Forests of the Ultramar -- 3 The Struggle to Stay Afloat in the Seventeenth Century -- 4 Bottoming Out and Revival under the First Bourbon, 1700–1746 -- 5 The Triumph of State Forestry: 1748–1754 -- General Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: Roots of Empire is the first monograph to connect forest management and state-building in the early modern Spanish global monarchy. The Spanish crown's control over valuable sources of shipbuilding timber in Spain, Latin America, and the Philippines was critical for developing and sustaining its maritime empire. This book examines Spain's forest management policies from the sixteenth century through the middle of the eighteenth century, connecting the global imperial level with local ; lived experiences in forest communities impacted by this manifestation of expanded state power. As home to the early modern world's most extensive forestry bureaucracy, Spain met serious political, technological, and financial limitations while still managing to address most of its timber needs without upending the social balance.