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Signs of Power in Habsburg Spain and the New World explores the representation of political, economic, military, religious, and juridical power in texts and artifacts from early modern Spain and her American viceroyalties. In addition to analyzing the dynamics of power in written texts, chapters also examine pieces of material culture including coats of arms, coins, paintings and engravings. As the essays demonstrate, many of these objects work to transform the amorphous concept of power into a material reality with considerable symbolic dimensions subject to, and dependent on, interpretation. With its broad approach to the discourses of power, Signs of Power brings together studies of both canonical literary works as well as more obscure texts and objects. The position of the works studied with respect to the official center of power also varies. Whereas certain essays focus on the ways in which portrayals of power champion the aspirations of the Spanish Crown, other essays attend to voices of dissent that effectively call into question that authority.Product Identifiers
PublisherBucknell University Press
ISBN-139781611488197
eBay Product ID (ePID)234056046
Product Key Features
Number of Pages268 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameSigns of Power in Habsburg Spain and the New World
Publication Year2017
SubjectHistory
TypeTextbook
AuthorIgnacio Lopez Alemany, Jason Mccloskey
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height226 mm
Item Weight404 g
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EditorJason Mccloskey, Ignacio Lopez Alemany
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States