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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827744203321

Autore

Stein Stanley J

Titolo

Apogee of empire : Spain and New Spain in the age of Charles III, 1759-1789 / / Stanley J. Stein & Barbara H. Stein

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Baltimore, Md., : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2003

ISBN

0-8018-8156-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (476 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

SteinBarbara H

Disciplina

382/.0946/08

Soggetti

Spain Commerce

Spain Commerce America History 18th century

Spain Colonies America History 18th century

America Commerce Spain History 18th century

Spain Commercial policy History 18th century

Spain Economic conditions 18th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [425]-442) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Monetary Equivalents -- Part One   Stalemate in the Metropole -- 1. From Naples to Madrid -- 2. Renovation under Esquilache -- 3. The First Reglamento del Comercio Libre (1765) -- 4. Privilege and Power in Bourbon Spain: The Fall of Esquilache (1766) -- Part Two  The Colonial Option -- 5. Flotas to New Spain: The Last Phase, 1757-1778 -- 6. The Second Reglamento del Comercio Libre (1778) -- 7. The Aftermath in Spain -- 8. A Colonial Response to Comercio Libre: New Spain -- 9. Incorporating New Spain into Comercio Libre (1789) -- 10. The French Connection: Spanish Trade Policy and France -- 11. Euphoria and Pessimism -- 12. By Way of Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

An in-depth study of incremental response by an old imperial order to challenges at home and abroad, Apogee of Empire is a sweeping account of the personalities, places, and policies that helped to shape the modern Atlantic world.