Enlightenment, governance, and reform in Spain and its empire, 1759-1808
By: Gabriel B. Paquette.
Series: Cambridge imperial and post-colonial studies series
Publisher: Plagrave Macmillan
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Basingstoke [England]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9781403985941
Subjects: Spain -- Politics and government -- 1759-1788; Spain -- Politics and government -- 1788-1808; Spain -- Politics and government -- Historiography; Spain -- Colonies -- America -- Administration
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 210-242) and index.
Table of contents: title: The intellectual impact of international rivalry; title: Felicidad Pública, regalism and the Bourbon ideology of governance; title: Imperial governance and reform : ideas and proyectos; title: Colonial elites and imperial governance; title: Conclusion : enlightenment, governance and reform in the Spain and its empire : a reconsideration.