Comparing Empires

J. Hart

ISBN 10: 0230602401 / ISBN 13: 9780230602403

Edité par Palgrave Macmillan US, Palgrave Macmillan US Apr 2008, 2008

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Neuware -By consulting rare manuscripts, images, maps, and books, Jonathan Hart explores the relatively neglected empires of Portugal and the Netherlands to draw new conclusions about those of Spain, France, and England (as well as its successor the US). The book ranges from the Portuguese voyages to Africa to the Spanish-American War of 1898 and concentrates on the frictions and shifting rivalries among the empires.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 208 pp. Englisch.

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• Titre: Comparing Empires
• Éditeur: Palgrave Macmillan US, Palgrave Macmillan US Apr 2008
• Date de parution: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0230602401
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780230602403
• Reliure: Taschenbuch
• État de l'article: Neu
• Dimensions: 216 L x 140 H x 12 P (en millimètres) 216 millimètres de largeur par 140 millimètres de hauteur par 12 millimètres de profondeur
• Poids: 269 grammes

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Synopsis

By consulting rare manuscripts, images, maps, and books, Jonathan Hart explores the relatively neglected empires of Portugal and the Netherlands to draw new conclusions about those of Spain, France, and England (as well as its successor the US). The book ranges from the Portuguese voyages to Africa to the Spanish-American War of 1898 and concentrates on the frictions and shifting rivalries among the empires.

À propos de l?auteur

JONATHAN HART is the Director of the Institute for Renaissance Studies at the University of Edmonton, where he holds appointments in both English and History. Last year he was visiting Professor at Princeton University. He holds a joint Ph.D. in Literature and History, and has published widely on Shakespeare, Renaissance Literature, and the development of European empires.