Comparing Empires: European Colonialism from Portuguese Expansion to the Spanish-American War

ISBN-13: 9781349526642 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 192 str.

J. Hart

Opis

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).

Spis treści

Introduction Portugal and After Spain, England and France From Portugal to the United States

O autorze

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.