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The Limits of Empire: European Imperial Formations in Early Modern World History
This volume, published in honor of historian Geoffrey Parker, explores the working of European empires in a global perspective, focusing on one of the most important themes of Parker’s work: the limits of empire, which is to say, the centrifugal forces - sacral, dynastic, military, diplomatic, geographical, informational - that plagued imperial formations in the early modern period (1500-1800). During this time of wrenching technological, demographic, climatic, and economic change, empires had to struggle with new religious movements, incipient nationalisms, new sea routes, new military technologies, and an evolving state system with complex new rules of diplomacy. Engaging with a host of ...
Dynastic Marriages 1612/1615
The union of the two royal houses - the Habsburgs and the Bourbons - in the early seventeenth century illustrates the extent to which marriage was a tool of government in Renaissance Europe, and festivals a manifestation of power and cultural superiority. With contributions from scholars representing a range of disciplines, this volume provides an all-round view of the sequence of festivals and events surrounding the dynastic marriages which were agreed upon in 1612 but not celebrated until 1615 owing to the constant interruption of festivities by protestant uprisings. The occasion inspired an extraordinary range of records from exchanges of political pamphlets, descriptions of festivities, ...
Becoming Neapolitan
2011 Winner of the Phyllis Goodhart Gordan Book Prize of the Renaissance Society of America Naples in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries managed to maintain a distinct social character while under Spanish rule. John A. Marino's study explores how the population of the city of Naples constructed their identity in the face of Spanish domination. As Western Europe’s largest city, early modern Naples was a world unto itself. Its politics were decentralized and its neighborhoods diverse. Clergy, nobles, and commoners struggled to assert political and cultural power. Looking at these three groups, Marino unravels their complex interplay to show how such civic rituals as parades and festival...
Economic Imperatives for Women's Writing in Early Modern Europe
Economic Imperatives for Women’s Writing in Early Modern Europe addresses the central question of the professionalization of women’s writing before the eighteenth-century from a comparatist perspective, offering intriguing case studies on as yet an underdeveloped area in early modern studies.
Philip IV and the World of Spain's Rey Planeta
Did Spain fall into decline or flourish in the seventeenth century? This edited collection looks at perceptions and representations of Philip IV, Spain's 'Planet King', and his government against the backdrop of the seventeenth-century General Crisis in Europe, wars, revolutions and a sovereign debt crisis. Scholars often associate Philip's reign (1621-1665) with decline, decadence, crisis, stagnation and adversity (as did many contemporaries); yet the glittering cultural and artistic achievements (enhanced by his patronage) of the period led it to be dubbed 'the' Golden Age. The book analyses these contradictions, examining Philip's own understanding of kingship and how he and his courtiers used art and ceremony to project an image of strength, tradition, culture and prestige, while, at the same time, the empire grappled with revolts in Europe and falling trade with its New World colonies.
On Art and Painting
The only volume on the work of Vicente Carducho in English Analysis of the Dialogues on Painting by international experts Contributors are art historians or hispanists, offering a multi-disciplinary approach
Dal chiostro alla città: le monache cappuccine tra Italia e Spagna (secoli XVI-XIX)
I saggi raccolti nel volume provano a fare luce sulle comunità delle clarisse cappuccine che dettero seguito al progetto che aveva portato Maria Lorenza Longo alla fondazione, a Napoli, nel 1535, del monastero di Santa Maria in Gerusalemme. Vi viene ripercorsa la storia dei loro principali insediamenti tra Italia e Spagna nei primi secoli dell’età moderna, seguendone alcune delle principali trame – rapporti con le élite cittadine, patronato regio nel caso delle comunità di Barcellona e Madrid, vita religiosa, patrimoni culturali materiali e immateriali, arti e devozioni. Sorte per una serie di concatenazioni molecolari tra loro, in cui le regole manoscritte funsero da agenti nella...
Una ventana al mundo hispano
Entre el primer volumen de este ensayo (2006) y el que ahora tiene el lector en sus manos median estudios históricos que han enriquecido la mirada posnacional respecto de nuestra Iberoamérica. Parece que ya no hace falta ponderar la necesidad de trascender el marco de las historias nacionales, ámbito que no fue el propio de las monarquías ibéricas de España y Portugal (desde finales del siglo XV hasta principios del XIX); tampoco haría falta insistir en problematizar el estado-nación como enfoque privilegiado de análisis. Sin embargo, la importancia mayúscula de estos supuestos hace que aquí se les reitere. Finalmente, en el primer volumen se dijo que estábamos en un momento de acopio de materiales que nos permitiera hacer comparaciones de carácter sistemático. Ahora es posible empezar a proponerlas y ponerlas a discusión. Tal es el principal cometido del estudio preliminar de esta segunda entrega. La descripción de cada uno de los cinco ejes temáticos mencionados incluye miradas comparadas entre la Nueva España y Perú.
De la nobleza y la caballería. Privilegio, poder y servicio en la articulación de la sociedad moderna ss. XVI- XVII
En este libro nos encontramos con la participación de un número enorme de autores, procedentes de todas las regiones de la península, incluida Portugal, pero también procedentes de Italia. La diversidad territorial y de género, se complementa con la variedad de aproximaciones historiográficas. El tema general es el mismo: un análisis de la creación, evolución y activismo de la nobleza ligada a la Monarquía Hispana, aunque en varios casos se analiza esta misma nobleza, o algunas manifestaciones del honor (las Órdenes Militares y otras órdenes de caballería), desde una perspectiva paneuropea. Si estos son los temas generales, el lector se encontrará en este volumen con estudios d...
Napoli capitale e corte
Una città polivalente, stratificata e dialogante con gli altri spazi della società e della politica è la Napoli capitale e corte che emerge dalle ricerche raccolte nel volume, in quattro sezioni tematiche: le riflessioni sul lessico politico, ponendo al centro le numerose fedeltà e appartenenze; le indagini sulla composizione sociale delle élite e del patriziato e quelle a proposito degli organismi di governo del Regno di Napoli; i legami fra questi organismi e “le tante città” di cui Napoli era formata, considerati nell’ultima sezione che approfondisce i nessi fra motivi economici, rituali civici e dimensione simbolica della “Città capitale”. I saggi qui pubblicati, alcuni dei quali appaiono per la prima volta in italiano, rappresentano un percorso originale e di grande solidità, con il quale Giovanni Muto ha aperto nuove prospettive di lettura della realtà di Napoli tra XV e XVII secolo e si è posto come uno dei protagonisti del dibattito storiografico internazionale.
