Empires and entrepots
Subtitle: the Dutch, the Spanish monarchy, and the Jews, 1585-1713
By: Jonathan I. Israel.
Publisher: Hambledon Press
Published: 1990
Place of publication: London, U.K; Roncevert, WV, U.S.A
Language: eng
Number of pages: 457
Subjects: Sephardim -- Netherlands; Netherlands -- History -- Wars of Independence, 1556-1648; Netherlands -- History -- 1648-1714; Netherlands -- Commerce -- History; Netherlands -- Relations -- Spain; Spain -- Relations -- Netherlands; Spain -- History -- House of Austria, 1516-1700; Spain -- Colonies -- America -- Commerce -- History
Description: "The confrontation between Spain and the Dutch Republic was a key factor in European and world history. In this collection, Jonathan Israel explores the various aspects of this many-sided struggle, at the level of government policy, military strategy and diplomacy; and in respect of the differing fortunes of regions, towns and groups, and the Sephardic Jews."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Essays, most of which appeared in various publications between 1974 and 1987.