Liberty in Absolutist Spain: The Habsburg Sale of Towns, 1516-1700. 1, 108th Ser

Description: Liberty in Absolutist Spain by Helen Nader This text examines how the monarchs of Habsburg Spain extended seizures of church property to municipal property and used the revenue to maintain their empire. They sold charters of autonomy to hundreds of villages, thus converting them into towns, and sold towns to private buyers. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Throughout early modern Europe, one of the most extraordinary royal fund-raising schemes was the seizure and sale of church property to finance foreign wars. The monarchs of Habsburg Spain extended these seizures to municipal property and used the revenue to maintain their empire. They sold charters of autonomy to hundreds of villages, thus converting them into towns, and sold towns to private buyers, thus increasing the number of seigniorial lords. In Hapsburg Spain, therefore, absolutism did not mean centralization. Rather, the kings invoked their absolute power to decentralize authority and allow their subjects a surprising degree of autonomy. Author Biography Helen Nader is professor of history and associate dean of research and graduate development at Indiana University. She is the author of The Mendoza Family in the Spanish Renaissance, 1350-1550. Review A masterpiece of the historians craft... This work will stand as a landmark in the historiography of early modern Spain. American Historical Review With this parhbreaking book Nader has substantially advanced our knowledge of how early modern Castilian society was organized. In refutation of the conventional wisdom about rural stagnation and absolutist oppression, her research reveals a dynamic, prosperous, politically decentralized society composed of self-governing municipalities... [A] magnificent achievement. Journal of Interdisciplinary History One of the best-documented reassessments of Castilian history in recent years... Naders rich and suggestive book opens up a problem which most historians of Spain have shirked. English Historical Review The most stimulating work on Spanish cities to have been published in years. Journal of Modern History Long Description Throughout early modern Europe, one of the most extraordinary royal fund-raising schemes was the seizure and sale of church property to finance foreign wars. The monarchs of Habsburg Spain extended these seizures to municipal property and used the revenue to maintain their empire. They sold charters of autonomy to hundreds of villages, thus converting them into towns, and sold towns to private buyers, thus increasing the number of seigniorial lords. In Hapsburg Spain, therefore, absolutism did not mean centralization. Rather, the kings invoked their absolute power to decentralize authority and allow their subjects a surprising degree of autonomy. Review Text ""The most stimulating work on Spanish cities to have been published in years."" Review Quote "With this parhbreaking book Nader has substantially advanced our knowledge of how early modern Castilian society was organized. In refutation of the conventional wisdom about rural stagnation and absolutist oppression, her research reveals a dynamic, prosperous, politically decentralized society composed of self-governing municipalities... [A] magnificent achievement." -- Journal of Interdisciplinary History Details ISBN0801847311 Author Helen Nader Pages 328 Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press Language English ISBN-10 0801847311 ISBN-13 9780801847318 Media Book Format Paperback Year 1993 Imprint Johns Hopkins University Press Place of Publication Baltimore, MD Country of Publication United States Audience Age 17 Birth 1936 Short Title LIBERTY IN ABSOLUTIST SPAIN RE Edition Description Revised DEWEY 946 Illustrations No DOI 10.1604/9780801847318 Series Number 108 NZ Release Date 1993-09-26 US Release Date 1993-09-26 UK Release Date 1993-09-26 Subtitle The Habsburg Sale of Towns, 1516-1700. 1, 108th Series, 1990 Series The Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science Publication Date 1993-09-26 Alternative 9780801838507 Audience Undergraduate AU Release Date 1993-08-14 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161800713;

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