{"product_id":"the-debate-on-the-decline-of-spain-issues-in-historiography-9780719079641","title":"The Debate on the Decline of Spain Issues in","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLooks 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRawlings’ well informed, finely structured and clearly written book makes a valuable\u003cbr\u003econtribution to the study of one of the main themes in Spanish historiography.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll in all, Rawlings’ book will be an indispensable tool for scholars\u003cbr\u003eand teachers of early modern Spain.\u003c\/p\u003e -- .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeneral editor’s foreword\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e1. The sixteenth century: the Black Legend\u003cbr\u003e2. The seventeenth century: arbitrismo and decline\u003cbr\u003e3. The eighteenth century: enlightened opinion\u003cbr\u003e4. The nineteenth century: liberalism and conservatism\u003cbr\u003e5. The early twentieth century: imperialism and decline\u003cbr\u003e6. The mid-twentieth century: inter-disciplinary perspectives\u003cbr\u003e7. The later twentieth century: the general crisis of the seventeenth century\u003cbr\u003e8. The current debate: decline reappraised\u003cbr\u003eFurther reading\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48884276953431,"sku":"9780719079641","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-debate-on-the-decline-of-spain-issues-in-historiography-9780719079641","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}