The empirical empire : Spanish colonial rule and the politics of knowledge

How was Spain able to govern its enormous colonial territories?In 1573 the king decreed that his councilors should acquire "complete knowledge" about the empire they were running from out of Madrid, and he initiated an impressive program for the systematic collection of empirical knowledge...

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1. Verfasser: Brendecke, Arndt
Format: E-Book Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Berlin De Gruyter Oldenbourg 2016
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
De Gruyter
Ausgabe:1
Schlagworte:
Frühe Neuzeit
HISTORY / Europe / General
HISTORY / Europe / Spain & Portugal
HISTORY / Europe / Western
HISTORY / General
HISTORY / Modern / General
Kolonialismus
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism
Spain > Colonies > America > History
Spain > Politics and government > 1556-1598
Spanien
Wissenszirkulation
Kolonialismus
Wissenszirkulation
Frühe Neuzeit
Spanien
ISBN:9783110375046, 3110375044
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Zusammenfassung:How was Spain able to govern its enormous colonial territories?In 1573 the king decreed that his councilors should acquire "complete knowledge" about the empire they were running from out of Madrid, and he initiated an impressive program for the systematic collection of empirical knowledge.
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:9783110375046
3110375044
DOI:10.1515/9783110369847