Philip IV and the Government of Spain, 1621-1665
by Stradling, R. A
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0521323339
- ISBN 13
- 9780521323338
- Seller
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About This Item
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1988. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 9 1/2" x 6 1/8", xviii, 381 pages, 2 maps, 22 black and white illustrations, glossary, bibliography. This book concentrates on the political history of the reign of Philip IV, and the role of the king within it. Philip is kept near the forefront, and issues and events are often seen - if sometimes critically - from his viewpoint. It is, therefore, a work of revision and rehabilitation, representing an attempt (against all other extant accounts) to establish Philip IV as a positive figure, with an autonomous character and political identity. A secondary, supportive, intention is to demonstrate that after the fall of Olivares, the king ruled and governed without a favourite (valido). This is the central theme in the most detailed treatment of the second half of the reign available in any language. Reference is made throughout to Philip's own words and actions. At the same time, the Olivares period itself is approached from a new perspective, some issues being examined with the use of new material. Although not intended as a conventional biography, the book retains several characteristics of the form, in that it is a 'career-study', part thematic, part chronological. Philip IV is examined also in relation to the political writing of the age, and to his court and capital in Madrid. Hb, near fine in very good dw - title-page has 'J' (about 3/4" tall) stamped on it; dw has 7/8" tear at lower corner of upper side. .
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- Bookseller
- Trinder's Fine Tools (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- Philip IV and the Government of Spain, 1621-1665
- Author
- Stradling, R. A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0521323339
- ISBN 13
- 9780521323338
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge
- Date Published
- 1988
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
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