The Great Favourite: The Duke of Lerma and the Court and Government of Philip III of Spain, 1598-1621 (Studies in Early Modern European History)

by PatrickWilliams (Author)

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  Illustrated
  2009

  $27.52

  This is the first biography of the last major unknown figure in European history. The Duke of Lerma was the first and greatest of the royal favourites of the European seventeenth century. He was the greatest art patron of his generation and the greatest lay builder in Spanish history. This study is profoundly well researched and fluently written. -- .

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  Paperback
  2009

  $23.05

  This book re-examines conflict resolution, and partcualry problem-solving conflict resolution, from a new perspective. A critical study of John Burton's work which outlines an alternative framework for the study of international conflict, it provides an insight into the problems of conflict and conflict resolution from a social constructionist angle. -- .