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  • © 1988

Golden Age Spain

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Part of the book series: Studies in European History (SEURH)

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vi
  2. Introduction

    • Henry Kamen
    Pages 1-4
  3. Spain as a Great Power

    • Henry Kamen
    Pages 5-17
  4. The Peninsular Economy

    • Henry Kamen
    Pages 19-36
  5. Political Evolution

    • Henry Kamen
    Pages 37-49
  6. Society and Culture

    • Henry Kamen
    Pages 51-60
  7. Conclusion

    • Henry Kamen
    Pages 61-63
  8. Back Matter

    Pages 65-81

About this book

The greatest empire the world had ever seen, conqueror of the New World, destroyer of heretics, consumer of the treasures of the Indies, ruled over by an absolutist regime which suppressed freedom: was this Spain of the Golden Age? Historians have begun to question all these propositions and in this extended essay Henry Kamen presents the controversies that exist among them. In particular he argues that the experience of Spain was similar to that of the rest of Europe and should not be viewed in isolation.

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