VII. The Renaissance

A. Hispania
1. The Viceroyalty of New Spain
Adamic, Louis [Alojzij Adamič]. The House in Antigua: A Restoration. New York City: Harper & Bros. Publishers, 1937: Pt. 1.
Brands, H.W. Lone Star Nation: How a Ragged Army of Volunteers Won the Battle for Texas Independence – and Changed America. New York City: Doubleday, 2004: Ch. 2.
Fehrenbach, T.R. Lone Star: A History of Texas and the Texans, rev. ed. New York City: Da Capo Press, 2000: Ch. 2, 4-5, 36.
Myth and the History of the Hispanic Southwest: Essays by David J. Weber. Albuquerque, N.M.: U of New Mexico P, 1988: Ch. 1.
Personal Recollections and Observations of General Nelson A. Miles, Embracing a Brief View of the Civil War, or, From New England to the Golden Gate, and the Story of His Indian Campaigns With Comments On the Exploration, Development and Progress of Our Great Western Empire. 1896. Rpt. Lincoln, Neb.: U of Nebraska P, 1992: Ch. 44.
Shinn, Ch. 6-7.
2. Cuba
Estrada, Alfredo José. Havana: Autobiography of a City . New York City: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007: Ch. 2.
Sublette, Ned. Cuba and Its Music: From the First Drums to the Mambo. Chicago: Chicago Review Press, 2004: Ch. 5.
3. Darío Fernández-Morera
a. "Cervantes and Islam: A Contemporary Analogy." Cervantes y Su Mundo, Vol. III. Kassel, Germany: Edition Reichenberger, 2005: 123-166.
b. "Cervantes and Economic Theory." Literature & the Economics of Liberty: Spontaneous Order in Culture. Ed. Paul A. Cantor and Stephen Cox. Auburn, Ala.: Ludwig von Mises Institute, 2009: Ch. 2.
4. Others
Bishop, Joseph Bucklin. The Panama Gateway, rev. ed. New York City: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1915: Pt. 1, Ch. 2-3.
Karnow, Stanley. In Our Image: America’s Empire in the Philippines. 1989. Rpt. New York City: Ballentine Books, 1990: Ch. 2-3.
Morales, Ed. The Latin Beat: The Rhythms and Roots of Latin Music From Bossa Nova to Salsa and Beyond. New York City: Da Capo Press, 2003: Ch. 1, 7.
Odishelidze, Alexander, and Arthur B Laffer. Pay to the Order of Puerto Rico. Fairfax, Va.: Allegiance Press, 2004: Ch. 15.
Rothbard, Murray. N. An Austrian Perspective on the History of Economic Thought, Vol. I: Economic Thought Before Adam Smith. 1995. Rpt. Auburn, Ala.: Ludwig von Mises Institute, 2006: Pt. 5, Ch. 2-8.
Sale, Kirkpatrick. The Conquest of Paradise: Christopher Columbus and the Columbian Legacy. New York City: Alfred A. Knopf, 1990: Ch. 2.
Shinn, Charles Howard. Mining Camps: A Study in American Frontier Government. 1885. Rpt. Gloucester, Mass.: Peter Smith, 1970: Ch. 5.
Sublette. The World That Made New Orleans: From Spanish Silver to Congo Square. Chicago: Lawrence Hill Books, 2008: Ch. 3.
Watner, Carl. "All Mankind is One: The Libertarian Tradition in Sixteenth Century Spain." Journal of Libertarian Studies Summer 1987: 293-309.
Woods, Thomas E. Jr. How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization. Washington, D.C.: Regnery Publishing, 2005: Ch. 7.

B. The Anglosphere
1. The Playwrights
a. William Shakespeare

Auchincloss, Louis. Motiveless Malignity. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1969.
Phillips, Arthur. The Tragedy of Arthur. New York City: Random House, 2011.
Shakespeare, William. Complete Works. 1623. Ed. Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen. New York City: Modern Library, 2007.
Shapiro, James. Contested Will: Who Wrote Shakespeare? New York City: Simon & Schuster, 2010.
b. Other
Cantor. "In Defense of the Marketplace: Spontaneous Order in Jonson's 'Bartholomew Fair.' " Literature & the Economics of Liberty, Ch. 3.
2. Ford Madox Hueffer
[Joseph Leopold Ford Madox Hueffer]
a-i. The Fifth Queen: And How She Came to Court. London: Alston Rivers, 1906.
a-ii. Privy Seal: His Last Venture. 1907. Rpt. San Francisco: Mellen Research UP, 1999.
b. The Spirit of the People: An Analysis of the English Mind. 1907. Rpt. London: Duckworth & Co., 1915: Ch. 3.
3. Rothbard
a. Conceived in Liberty, Vol. I: A New Land, A New People: The American Colonies in the 17th Century. 1975. Rpt. Auburn, Ala.: Ludwig von Mises Institute, 1999: Ch. 2. 
b. History of Economic Thought, Vol. I, Pt. 10.
4. Others

Altick, Richard D. The Scholar-Adventurers, rev. ed. Columbus, Ohio: Ohio State UP, 1987: Ch. 4-5, 14.
Cam, Helen. England Before Elizabeth, rev. ed. New York City: Harper & Row Publishers, 1960: Ch. 15.
Evans, M. Stanton. The Theme is Freedom: Religion, Politics, and the American Tradition. Washington, D.C.: Regnery Publishing, 1994: Ch. 10.
Gardner, Laurence.  The Shadow of Solomon: The Lost Secret of the Freemasons Revealed. London: HarperElement, 2005: Ch. 15.
Hazlitt, Henry. Man vs. the Welfare State. 1969. Rpt. Auburn, Ala.:  Ludwig von Mises Institute, 2007: Ch. 12.
North, Gary. Conspiracy in Philadelphia: Origins of the United States Constitution. Harrisonburg, Va.: Dominion Education Ministries, 2004: Ch. 2.
L'Amour, Louis [Louis LaMoure]. The Sackett Companion: A Personal Guide to the Sackett Novels. New York City: Bantam Books, 1988.
Ostrowski, James. "The Rise and Fall of Jury Nullification." Journal of Libertarian Studies Spring 2001: 89-115.
Phillips, Kevin. American Dynasty: Aristocracy, Fortune and the Politics of Deceit in the House of Bush. New York City: Viking, 2004: Ch. 1, Afterword.
Rushdoony, Rousas John. This Independent Republic: Studies in the Nature and Meaning of American History. 1962. Rpt. Fairfax, Va.: Thoburn Press, 1964: Ch. 1.
Scott, Otto J [Otto Scott-Estrella, Jr.]. James I: The Fool as King. 1976. Rpt. Vallecito, Calif.: Chalcedon, 2003:  Pt. 1-4.
Strauss, William, and Neil Howe. Generations: The History of America's Future, 1584-2069. New York City: William Morrow, 1991: Ch. 7.

C. The Protestants
1. Rothbard

a. Conceived in Liberty, Vol. I, Ch. 17.
b. History of Economic Thought, Vol. I, Pt. 5, Ch. 1-4, 9-10. 
2. Others
Jones, E. Michael. Degenerate Moderns: Modernity as Rationalized Sexual Misbehavior. San Francisco: Ignatius, 1993: Ch. 9.
Viguerie Richard A., and David Franke. America’s Right Turn: How Conservatives Used New and Alternative Media to Take Power. Chicago: Bonus Books, 2004: Ch. 1.

D. The Jews
Johnson, Paul. A History of the Jews. New York City: Harper & Row, 1987: Pt. 4.
Klinghoffer, David. Why the Jews Rejected Christ: The Turning Point in Western History. New York City: 2005: Ch. 7.

E. The Jesuits
Martin, Malachi. The Jesuits: The Society of Jesus and the Betrayal of the Roman Catholic Church. New York City: Linden Press/Simon & Schuster, 1987: Ch. 6-10.
Rothbard, History of Economic Thought, Vol. I, Pt. 4, Ch. 10.

F. The Collectivists
Rothbard, History of Economic Thought, Vol. I, Pt. 5, Ch. 5.
Watson, George A. The Lost Literature of Socialism. Cambridge, U.K.: The Lutterworth Press, 1998: Ch. 3.

G. France
De la Boétie, Éttiene. The Politics of Obedience: The Discourse of Voluntary Servitude, rev. ed. Trans. Harry Kurz. Montreal: Black Rose Books, 1997.
De Marenches, Count Alexandre, and David A.Andelman. The Fourth World War: Diplomacy and Espionage in the Age of Terrorism. New York City: William Morrow and Co., 1992: Ch. 2.
Rothbard, History of Economic Thought, Vol. I, Pt. 4, Ch. 11; Pt. 6, Ch. 7-10.

H. Dar al-Islam
Fregosi, Paul. Jihad in the West: Muslim Conquests From the 7th to the 21st Centuries. Amherst, N.Y.: Prometheus Books, 1998: Ch. 39-52.
Hourani, Albert. A History of the Arab Peoples. Cambridge, Mass.: The Belknap Press of Harvard UP, 1991: Ch. 13-14.
Mamdani, Mahmood. Saviours and Survivors: Darfur, Politics and the War on Terror. Cape Town, South Africa: HSRC Press, 2009: Ch. 4.

I. Martial Matters
Englebrecht, H.C., and F.C. Hanighen. Merchants of Death: A Study of the International Armaments Industry, corr. ed. London: George Routledge & Sons, 1935: Ch. 16.
Mockler, Anthony. The Mercenaries. 1969. Rpt. Sugarland, Texas: Free Companion Press, 1981: Ch. 3.

J. Venice
Norwich, John Julius. A History of Venice. New York City: Alfred A. Knopf, 1982: Ch. 15-42.
Wundram, Manfred, Thomas Pape, and Paolo Marton. Andrea Palladio, 1508-1580: Architect Between the Renaissance and Baroque. 1988. Trans. Fiona Hulse. Köln, F.R.G.: Benedikt Taschen, 1989.

K. Laurence Gardner
1. Bloodline of the Holy Grail: The Hidden Lineage of Jesus Revealed, 2nd rev. ed. Gloucester, Mass.: Fair Winds Press, 2005: Ch. 18.
2. The Magdalene Legacy: The Jesus and Mary Bloodline Conspiracy: Revelations Beyond the Da Vinci Code. 2005. Rpt. San Francisco: Weiser Books, 2007: Ch. 15-17.

L. Stanley L. Jaki
1. The Road of Science and the Ways to God. 1978. Rpt. Port Huron, Mich.: Real View Books, 2005: Ch. 4.
2. Science and Creation: From Eternal Cycles to an Oscillating Universe, rev. ed. Lanham, Md.: UP of America, 1986: Ch. 11-12.
3. Catholic Essays. Front Royal, Va.: Christendom Press, 1990: Ch. 2.
4. Cosmos in Transition: Studies in the History of Cosmology. Tucson, Ariz.: Pachart Publishing House, 1990: Ch. 2.
5. The Purpose of It All. Washington, D.C.: Regnery Gateway, 1990: Ch. 4.
6. The Only Chaos and Other Essays. Lanham, Md.: UP of America/Intercollegiate Studies Institute, 1990: Ch. 4.
7. God and the Cosmologists, rev. ed. Edinburgh, U.K.: Scottish Academic Press, 1998: Ch. 1.
8. The Savior of Science, rev. ed. Grand Rapids, Mich.: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2000: Ch. 3.

M. Sublette
1. Cuba and Its Music, Ch. 6, 13.
2. The World That Made New Orleans, Ch. 4.

N. Thomas S. Szasz
1.
The Manufacture of Madness: A Comparative Study of the Inquisition and the Mental Health Movement, rev. ed. Syracuse, N.Y.: Syracuse UP, 1997: Ch. 2, 5.
2.
Cruel Compassion: Psychiatric Control of Society's Unwanted. New York City: John Wiley & Sons, 1994: Ch. 1, 6.

O. Others
Adams, Charles. For Good and Evil: The Impact of Taxes on the Course of Civilization, rev. ed. Lanham, Md.: Madison Books, 1999: Ch. 19, 23-24.
Baigent, Michael, Richard Leigh, and Henry Lincoln. Holy Blood, Holy Grail, 2nd rev. ed. New York City: Delacorte Press, 2005: Ch. 6.
Barzun, Jacques. From Dawn to Decadence: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life, 1500 to the Present. New York City: HarperCollins Publishers, 2000: Pt. 1.
Burke, James, and Robert Ornstein. The Axemaker's Gift: A Double-Edged History of Human Culture. New York City: Putnam's, 1995: Ch. 6-7.
Conquest, Robert. The Harvest of Sorrow: Soviet Collectivization and the Terror-Famine. New York City: Oxford UP, 1986: Ch. 2.
Day, Ch. 6.
Fehrenbach, Ch. 3.
Francis, Samuel. "Classical Republicanism and the Right to Bear Arms." The Costs of War: America's Pyrrhic Victories, rev. ed. Ed. John V. Denson. New Brunswick, N.J.: Transaction Publishers, 1999: Ch. 2.
Franklin, James. "The Renaissance Myth." Quadrant Nov. 1982: 51-60.
French, Douglas E. Early Speculative Bubbles and Increases in the Money Supply. 1992. Auburn, Ala.: Ludwig von Mises Institute, 2009: Ch. 3.
Gibbon, Edward. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, corr. ed. Ed. David Wormersley. New York City: Penguin Books, 1994: Vol. III, Ch. 70-71.
Griffin, G. Edward. The Creature From Jekyll Island: A Second Look at the Federal Reserve, 3rd rev. ed. Westlake Village, Calif.: American Media, 2002: Ch. 9.
Hayden, Deborah. Pox: Genius, Madness, and the Mysteries of Syphilis. New York City: Basic Books, 2003: Ch. 2-5.
Heer, Friedrich. The Holy Roman Empire. 1967. Trans. Janet Sondheimer. New York City: Praeger, 1968: Chs. 6-10.
A History of Private Life, Vol. III: Passions of the Renaissance. Ed. Georges Duby. Trans. Arthur Goldhammer. Cambridge, Mass.: The Belknap Press of  Harvard UP, 1989.
Hueffer. Hans Holbein the Younger: A Critical Monograph. London: Duckworth & Co., 1905.
Johnson. The Renaissance: A Short History. New York City: The Modern Library, 2000.
Kuehnelt-Leddihn, Erik von. Liberty or Equality, rev. ed. Front Royal, Va.: Christendom Press, 1993: Ch. 6.
Messick, Hank. Syndicate Abroad. New York City: The Macmillan Co., 1969: Ch. 2.
Molnar, Thomas. The Decline of the Intellectual, rev. ed. New Brunswick, N.J.: Transaction Publishers, 1994: Ch. 2.
Nisbet, Robert A. History of the Idea of Progress, rev. ed. New Brunswick, N.J.: Transaction Publishers, 1994: Ch. 4-5.
Norton, Anne. Leo Strauss and the Politics of American Empire. New Haven, Conn.: Yale UP, 2004: Ch. 8.
Norwich. Byzantium, Vol. III: The Decline and Fall. New York City: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995: Ch. 22-24, Epilogue.
Paglia, Camille. Sexual Personae: Art and Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily Dickinson. New Haven, Conn.: Yale UP, 1990: Ch. 5.
Porter, Bruce D. War and the Rise of the State: The Military Foundations of Modern Politics. New York City: The Free Press, 1994: Ch. 3.
Rothbard, History of Economic Thought, Vol. I, Pt. 4, Ch. 1, 9.
Schneider, Norbert. The Art of the Still Life: Still Life Painting in the Early Modern Period. 1989. Trans. Hugh Beyer. Köln, F.R.G.: Taschen, 1990: Ch. 2, 6, 10, 13, 15.
Skal, David J. Death Makes a Holiday: A Cultural History of Halloween. New York City: Bloomsbury, 2002: Ch. 2.
Stark, Rodney. The Victory of Reason: How Christianity Led to Freedom, Capitalism, and Western Success. New York City: Random House, 2005: Ch. 7.
Streatfeild, Dominic. Cocaine (An Unauthorized Biography). New York City: Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin’s Press, 2001: Ch. 2.
Vidal, Gore [Eugene Luther Vidal Jr.]. Point to Point Navigation: A Memoir, 1964-2006. New York City: Doubleday, 2006: Ch. 35.
 

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