Description
Book SynopsisLooks at when, why and how Spain declined in status from its pre-eminent position as a leading world power in the seventeenth century, examining the methodologies and schools of inquiry that have shaped the discourse and how historians’ perceptions have been influenced by time and circumstance.
Trade ReviewRawlings’ well informed, finely structured and clearly written book makes a valuable
contribution to the study of one of the main themes in Spanish historiography.
All in all, Rawlings’ book will be an indispensable tool for scholars
and teachers of early modern Spain.
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Table of ContentsGeneral editor’s foreword
Preface
Introduction
1. The sixteenth century: the Black Legend
2. The seventeenth century: arbitrismo and decline
3. The eighteenth century: enlightened opinion
4. The nineteenth century: liberalism and conservatism
5. The early twentieth century: imperialism and decline
6. The mid-twentieth century: inter-disciplinary perspectives
7. The later twentieth century: the general crisis of the seventeenth century
8. The current debate: decline reappraised
Further reading
Index
