Through interdisciplinary essays covering the wide geography of the Spanish and Portuguese empires, Iberian Empires and the Roots of Globalization investigates

An essential volume for understanding the history of globalization from an Iberian perspective

This open access book analyses Iberian expansion by using knowledge accumulated in recent years to test some of the most important theories regarding Europe’s

Reveals how global trade shaped early modern economic, social and political development, and inaugurated the first era of globalization.

This Handbook re-examines the concept of early modern history in a European and global context. The term 'early modern' has been familiar, especially in Angloph