The Rise and Fall of the Spanish Empire - by William S Maltby (Paperback)

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Maltby's synthesis does an outstanding job of describing and interpreting the interplay between Spain and the discrete parts of its European empire and American colonies. Based on secondary materials, accompanied by helpful maps, a bibliographical essay, and a glossary, and written for a general audience, this book should be in every public and academic library. Summing Up: Essential. Public and undergraduate libraries. - CHOICE

Maltby's synthesis does an outstanding job of describing and interpreting the interplay between Spain and the discrete parts of its European empire and American colonies. Based on secondary materials, accompanied by helpful maps, a bibliographical essay, and a glossary, and written for a general audience, this book should be in every public and academic library. Summing Up: Essential. Public and undergraduate libraries. "- "CHOICE"

"Maltby's synthesis does an outstanding job of describing and interpreting the interplay between Spain and the discrete parts of its European empire and American colonies. Based on secondary materials, accompanied by helpful maps, a bibliographical essay, and a glossary, and written for a general audience, this book should be in every public and academic library. Summing Up: Essential. Public and undergraduate libraries." "- "CHOICE

“Maltby's synthesis does an outstanding job of describing and interpreting the interplay between Spain and the discrete parts of its European empire and American colonies. Based on secondary materials, accompanied by helpful maps, a bibliographical essay, and a glossary, and written for a general audience, this book should be in every public and academic library. Summing Up: Essential. Public and undergraduate libraries.” "- "CHOICE

About the Author

WILLIAM S. MALTBY is Professor of History Emeritus at the University of Missouri-St Louis, USA. His publications include The Black Legend in England: The Development of Anti-Spanish Sentiment, 1588-1660, Alba: A Biography of Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba, The Reign of Charles V and with Steven Hause, Western Civilization.
WILLIAM S. MALTBY is Professor of History Emeritus at the University of Missouri-St Louis, USA. His publications include The Black Legend in England: The Development of Anti-Spanish Sentiment, 1588-1660, Alba: A Biography of Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba, The Reign of Charles V and with Steven Hause, Western Civilization.