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The History of America, Vol. 2 of 2 (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Robertson, William

 
9781334245930: The History of America, Vol. 2 of 2 (Classic Reprint)
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1334245932 ISBN 13 : 9781334245930
Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Explore the roots of the American empire through a rigorous look at Spanish colonization. This volume surveys how Spain built its American settlements, why colonial policies mattered, and how governance shaped life in the New World. It combines policy analysis with accounts of everyday practice, offering a clear view of how empires grow and stay structured.

The work focuses on the strategic aims behind colonization, the balance of power between mother country and distant colonies, and the economic and social forces that guided early modern settlement. It explains how laws, taxes, and trade restricted development, while missionaries, governors, and settlers forged new communities across the Americas. The writing highlights causes of slow population growth and the long-term effects of colonial policies on industry and society.


  • How colonial administration and trade shaped the growth of settlements.

  • The role of laws, taxes, and church doctrine in steering economic activity.

  • Factors that slowed population growth and altered land ownership.

  • Connections between imperial strategy and daily life in distant colonies.



Ideal for readers of early American history who want a grounded, policy-driven view of how European powers established and managed their overseas territories.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

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Éditeur
Forgotten Books
Date d'édition
2018
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1334245932
ISBN 13 
9781334245930
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
516
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