Roots of empire : : forests and state power in early modern Spain, c. 1500-1750 / / by John T. Wing.

• Superior document: Brill's Series in the History of the Environment, Volume 4
• VerfasserIn: Wing, John T.,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, The Netherlands : : Koninklijke Brill,, 2015.; ©2015
• سنة النشر: 2015
• الطبعة: 1st ed.
• اللغة: English
• سلاسل: Brill's series in the history of the environment ; Volume 4.
• وصف مادي: 1 online resource (282 p.)
• ملاحظات: Description based upon print version of record.

Roots of Empire is the first monograph to connect forest management and state-building in the early modern Spanish global monarchy. The Spanish crown's control over valuable sources of shipbuilding timber in Spain, Latin America, and the Philippines was critical for developing and sustaining it...