Global Goods and the Spanish Empire, 1492-1824

1. Front Matter

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2. Global Goods and the Spanish Empire, 1492–1824

   1. Global Goods and the Spanish Empire, 1492–1824

      • Bethany Aram

      Pages 1-13

3. Cultural and Intellectual Constraints

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 15-15

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   2. The Early Modern Food Revolution

      • María de los Ángeles Pérez Samper

      Pages 17-37

   3. The Difficult Beginnings

      • Consuelo Varela

      Pages 38-52

   4. Accommodating America

      • Antonella Romano

      Pages 53-77

   5. America and the Hermeneutics of Nature in Renaissance Europe

      • María M. Portuondo

      Pages 78-99

   6. The Diffusion of Maize in Italy

      • Giovanni Levi

      Pages 100-115

4. The Social Use of Things

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 117-117

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   2. Taste Transformed

      • Bethany Aram

      Pages 119-136

   3. Diet, Travel, and Colonialism in the Early Modern World

      • Rebecca Earle

      Pages 137-152

   4. Asian Silk, Porcelain and Material Culture in the Definition of Mexican and Andalusian Elites, c. 1565–1630

      • José Luis Gasch-Tomás

      Pages 153-173

   5. Interest and Curiosity

      • Francisco Zamora Rodríguez

      Pages 174-193

5. Connected and Contrasting Societies

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 195-195

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   2. Mexican Cochineal and European Demand for a Luxury Dye, 1550–1850

      • Carlos Marichal

      Pages 197-215

   3. Hispaniola’s Turn to Tobacco

      • Antonio Gutiérrez Escudero

      Pages 216-229

   4. Global Trade, Environmental Constraints, and Local Conflicts

      • Igor Pérez Tostado

      Pages 230-254

   5. The Resilience and Boomerang Effect of Chocolate

      • Irene Fattacciu

      Pages 255-273

6. Final Thoughts

   1. Front Matter

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   2. The Spanish Empire, Globalization, and Cross-Cultural Consumption in a World Context, c. 1400-c. 1750

      • Bartolomé Yun-Casalilla

      Pages 277-306

Drawing upon economic history, cultural studies, intellectual history and the history of science and medicine, this collection of case studies examines the transatlantic transfer and transformation of goods and ideas, with particular emphasis on their reception in Europe.

• Burgund
• colonialism
• cultural studies
• empire
• Europe
• globalization
• hermeneutics
• history
• intellectual history
• material culture
• Renaissance
• resistance
• revolution
• society
• Spanish colonial empire

“Global Goods presents us with a fascinating array of case studies that add valuable details and perspectives to our understanding of Spain’s involvement in the first global age. … Global Goods, in other words, does more than just rehash Spain’s involvement in early globalization, it also helps to explain often forgotten aspects of how, why, and to what effect that involvement occurred.” (Journal of Jesuit Studies, booksandjournals.brillonline.com, Vol. 3 (3), June, 2016)

“The chapters assembled in Global Goods and the Spanish Empire represent a significant contribution to a number of fields of inquiry. Scholars interested in the history of globalization, colonialism, consumption, material culture, and many other issues will find that this book rewards their attention. It is certainly appropriate for postgraduate students, but it should be accessible to advanced undergraduates as well.” (Stephen Webre, International Journal of Maritime History, Vol. 7 (4), November, 2015)         

• Area of Early Modern History, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain

  Bethany Aram, Bartolomé Yun-Casalilla

Rebecca Earle, University of Warwick, UK Irene Fattacciu, University of Turin, Italy José Luis Gasch-Tomás, Pablo de Olavide University, Spain Antonio Gutiérrez Escudero, Escuela de Estudios Hispano-Americanos, Spain Giovanni Levi, Ca'Foscari University, Italy Carlos Marichal, Colegio de México María de los Ángeles Pérez Samper, Central University of Barcelona, Spain María M. Portuondo, The Johns Hopkins University, USA Antonella Romano, Alexandre Koyré Center for the History of Science and Technology, France Igor Pérez Tostado, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Seville Consuelo Varela, Escuela de Estudios Hispano-Americanos, Spain Francisco Zamora Rodríguez, Centro de História de Além-Mar, Portugal

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