Power and Penury: Government, Technology and Science in Philip II's Spain

by David C. Goodman

Book Overview

This is the first book in any language to attempt a comprehensive discussion of the relations between government, technology and science in Philip II's Spain. In histories of early-modern European technology and science, Spain has consistently been overlooked; yet the assumption that Spain contributed little in these fields has hardly been tested against archival evidence. Dr Goodman redresses this misconception. Through extensive research of source...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521524776
• ISBN13: 9780521524773
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"