Once Europe's supreme maritime power, Spain by the mid-eighteenth century was facing fierce competition from England and France. England, in particular, had suc

The fall of empires and the rise of nation-states was a defining political transition in the making of the modern world. As United States imperialism becomes a

A sweeping history of the United States through the lens of empire—and an incisive look forward as the nation retreats from the global stage A respected autho

*Includes pictures *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading In terms of geopolitics, perhaps the most seminal event of the Middle Ages

The capstone of a research endeavor begun by Barbara Stein and Stanley Stein nearly sixty years ago, this volume concludes their masterful tetralogy on Spanish