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A major reassessment of Philip V's leadership and what it meant for the modern Spanish state Often dismissed as ineffective, indolent, and dominated by his second wife, Philip V of Spain (1700-1746), the first Bourbon king, was in fact the greatest threat to peace in Europe during his reign. Under his rule, Spain was a dynamic force and expansionist power, especially in the Mediterranean world. Campaigns in Italy and North Africa revitalized Spanish control in the Mediterranean region, and the arrival of the Bourbon dynasty signaled a sharp break from Habsburg attitudes and practices. Challenging long-held understandings of early eighteenth-century Europe and the Atlantic world, Christopher Storrs draws on a rich array of primary documents to trace the political, military, and financial innovations that laid the framework for the modern Spanish state and the coalescence of a national identity. Storrs illuminates the remarkable revival of Spanish power after 1713 and sheds new light on the often underrated king who made Spain's resurgence possible.

Geschichte 1713-1748. --- 1700-1799 --- Spain --- History --- Politics and government

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A study of scientific naturalism in the Enlightenment. In tracing the materialism of Diderot, La Mettrie, Buffon, and D'Holbach to its sources, it offers a fresh appraisal of the total influence of Descartes on the Enlightenment. Originally published in 1953. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Materialism --- Philosophy, French --- Science --- Enlightenment --- Descartes, René, - 1596-1650 --- Diderot, Denis, - 1713-1784

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The British and the Spanish had long been in conflict, often clashing over politics, trade, and religion. But in the early decades of the eighteenth century, these empires signed an asiento agreement granting the British South Sea Company a monopoly on the slave trade in the Spanish Atlantic, opening up a world of uneasy collaboration. British agents of the Company moved to cities in the Caribbean and West Indies, where they braved the unforgiving tropical climate and hostile religious environment in order to trade slaves, manufactured goods, and contraband with Spanish colonists. In the process, British merchants developed relationships with the Spanish—both professional and, at times, personal. The Temptations of Trade traces the development of these complicated relationships in the context of the centuries-long imperial rivalry between Spain and Britain. Many British Merchants, in developing personal ties to the Spanish, were able to collect potentially damaging information about Spanish imperial trade, military defenses, and internal conflict. British agents juggled personal friendships with national affiliation—and, at the same time, developed a network of illicit trade, contraband, and piracy extending beyond the legal reach of the British South Sea Company and often at the Company's direct expense. Ultimately, the very smuggling through which these empires unwittingly supported each other led to the resumption of Anglo-Spanish conflict, as both empires cracked down on the actions of traders within the colonies. The Temptations of Trade reveals the difficulties of colonizing regions far from strict imperial control, where the actions of individuals could both connect empires and drive them to war.

Imperialism. --- Slave trade --- Great Britain. --- Treaties, etc. (Great Britain and Spain : 1713 March 26) --- Great Britain --- America --- Spain --- Commerce --- History. --- American History. --- American Studies.

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In 1716, as a result of the War of the Spanish Succession, Emperor Charles VI assumed power in the Southern Netherlands. This book is the first to trace the difficult early years of Austrian Rule in these war-torn territories. A new government apparatus had to be established, a modus vivendi reached with the highly combative estates, and the public finances reconstructed. On top of which, the new prince had to win the hearts and minds of his subjects in order to legitimize his rule. The absence of Governor-General Eugene of Savoy and the hesitant attitude of his representative, the Marquis of Prié, did not aid in overcoming these challenges, which were further complicated by Dutch and English interference and the distance between Brussels and the court in Vienna. This volume carefully analyzes the intricate interplay of all these factors, thus illustrating the many problems accompanying Early Modern regime changes.

History of Belgium and Luxembourg --- anno 1700-1799 --- Politics and government. --- 1700-1799 --- Belgium. --- Belgium --- Belgique --- Politics and government --- Politique et gouvernement --- 949.19.02 --- 949.3.023 --- 949.3.023 Geschiedenis van België: 18de eeuw; Oostenrijkse tijd (1713-1792/1795) --- Geschiedenis van België: 18de eeuw; Oostenrijkse tijd (1713-1792/1795) --- 949.19.02 Geschiedenis van de Nederlanden:--Nieuwe Tijd (16de-18de eeuw) --- Geschiedenis van de Nederlanden:--Nieuwe Tijd (16de-18de eeuw) --- --Politique et gouvernement --- --XVIIIe s., --- 1716-1725, --- Austria --- History --- Charles VI, 1711-1740 --- Netherlands --- 1714-1795 --- XVIIIe s., 1701-1800 --- Belgium - Politics and government - 18th century

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Les Archives générales du Royaume viennent de rééditer le 'Dictionnaire des paroisses des Pays-Bas autrichiens, des principautés de Liège et de Stavelot-Malmédy, et du duché de Bouillon en 1787'. Ce dictionnaire mentionne quelques 3.600 paroisses et chapelles desservies par un prêtre en Belgique, au Grand-Duché de Luxembourg, aux Pays-Bas et en Allemagne à la fin de l'Ancien Régime. Pour chacune, il reprend : chaque localité en 1787, la commune en 1961 et en 1977, après la fusion des anciennes communes, le pays, la province, le diocèse et le doyenné en 1787, le pays et la province en 1961 et, éventuellement, le changement de province survenu en 1977

Christian church history --- anno 1700-1799 --- Liege --- Stavelot --- Bouillon --- Parishes --- Paroisses --- History --- Dictionaries --- French --- Histoire --- Dictionnaires français --- Catholic Church --- Pays-Bas autrichiens, --- Liège, principauté --- --Stavelot-Malmédy, principauté --- --Bouillon, duché --- --1787, --- Paroisse --- --dictionnaire --- --Belgique --- --Histoire de l'Église --- --Pays-Bas autrichiens, --- --Christian church history --- Dictionnaires français --- --Parishes --- 930.25 <493 BRUSSEL> --- 930.25 <493 BRUSSEL> Archiefwetenschap. Archivistiek--België--BRUSSEL --- Archiefwetenschap. Archivistiek--België--BRUSSEL --- --930.25 <493 BRUSSEL> --- Histoire de l'Église --- Belgique --- Pays-Bas autrichiens --- Pays-Bas autrichiens, 1713-1794 --- Stavelot-Malmédy, principauté --- Bouillon, duché