{"product_id":"students-and-society-in-early-modern-spain-9781421430522","title":"Students and Society in Early Modern Spain","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginally published in 1974. The close connection between universities and bureaucratic institutions such as church and state was perhaps first noticed by Max Weber. Such institutions, he observed, require a dependable source of cadres to run them. Thus, the size and composition of university enrollments are often a function of bureaucratic needs. Richard Kagan examines the dynamics of this relationship historically by racing the growth and decline of the university system in Castile, the heart of the Spanish monarchy, between 1500 and 1809. This period marked the emergence of a strong Habsburg state and a militant Catholic church, both of which looked to the universities for educated men. Accordingly, the universities grew rapidly, and by 1600 Castile was perhaps the best-educated kingdom in Europe. But this did not last. Jobs were increasingly filled through nepotism, causing students to abandon the universities in search of other careers. By 1700, the universities were small, backw\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbbreviations\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I. The Educational System of Habsburg Spain\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1. Early Education\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2. Latin and LIberal Arts\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3. The Universities\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II. Office and Honor\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4. Incentives to Study\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5. The Letrado Hierarchy\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6. Recruitment to Office\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III. The Universities of Castile\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7. The Colegios Mayores\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8. Teachers and Students\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9. Change and Decay\u003cbr\u003eChapter 10. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003eAppendix A. Additional Tables\u003cbr\u003eAppendix B. University Matriculation Books in Spain\u003cbr\u003eBibliographical Essay\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408130089303,"sku":"9781421430522","price":35.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781421430522.jpg?v=1730501695","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/students-and-society-in-early-modern-spain-9781421430522","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}