The Mirror of Spain, 1500-1700
Subtitle: The Formation of a Myth (History, Languages, and Cultures of the Spanish and Portuguese Worlds)
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Published: September 20, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 608
ISBN-13: 9780472110926
Subjects: Cultural studies; European history: c 1500 to c 1750; History of specific subjects; c 1500 to c 1600; c 1600 to c 1700; Foreign public opinion, Europe; Spain And Portugal - History; Spain; History; History - General History; History: World; Foreign public opinion, European; Ethnic Studies - General; Europe - Spain & Portugal; Medieval; Social Science / Ethnic Studies; Communication; Public Opinion; 1516-1700; Civilization; Europe
Description: "J. N. Hillgarth investigates how Spain was seen by non-Spaniards in the period when it was the leading power in Europe. The author brings together a wide range of sources that elucidate Spanish history and Spanish character, demonstrating the ways that propaganda has distorted both, in the past and even into the present."--BOOK JACKET.