The State, War and Peace: Spanish Political Tho. FernAndez-Santamaria<|

Cambridge University Press

The State, War and PeaceSpanish Political Thought in the Renaissance 15161559\nAuthor(s): J. A. Fernndez-Santamaria\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9780521089128, 978-0521089128\nSynopsis\nThis is a comprehensive study in English of political thought in Spain during the Renaissance. In the early sixteenth century Castile experienced two major constitutional crises caused by the accession of a Habsburg ruler (shortly to become Holy Roman Emperor) to her throne, and by the discovery and conquest of America. Politically, these circumstances created a bizarre situation in which the venerable idea of medieval empire was forced to co-exist with a novel, imperial vision made inevitable by expansion in the new world. The strain imposed on Castile's constitutional fabric stimulated the most significant developments of Spanish political thought in the Renaissance. Against this background, Professor Fernnde.