Synopses & Reviews
'A study of the variety of resistance to royal commands in Castile in the 1630s and 1640s.'
Review
'\"...a new and compelling look at Habsburg Spain\'s century of gold and war.\" Luis R. Corteguera, American Historical Review\"This book is both a tightly focused study of military recruitment in seventeenth - century Castile and an original, convincing analysis of the nature of Habsburg adsolutism that takes into account recent theorizing about the origins and consolidation of the early modern state.\" Carolyn P. Boyd, The Journal Of Interdisciplinary History'
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-190) and index.
Table of Contents
'Introduction; 1. Recruitment and royal authority; 2. Making soldiers of townsmen; 3. War, lords, and vassals; 4. Common claims; Conclusion.\n
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