| The Empirical Empire: Spanish Colonial Rule and the Politics of Knowledge Contributor(s): Brendecke, Arndt (Author) |
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ISBN: 3110375044 ISBN-13: 9783110375046 Publisher: Walter de Gruyter OUR PRICE: $68.39 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Spain & Portugal - History | Modern - General - History | Western Europe - General |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.2" (1.3 lbs) 333 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Western Europe - Chronological Period - Modern |
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| Publisher Description: 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. Brendecke shows why this knowledge was created in the first place - but then hardly used. And he looks into the question of what political effects such a policy of knowledge had for Spain's colonial rule. |
Contributor Bio(s): Brendecke, Arndt: - Arndt Brendecke, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München. |