Table of Contents

Introduction
1: Spain's Armies
2: Spanish Naval Power
3: Spanish Finance
4: Spanish Politics and Government
5: Centre and Periphery in the Spanish Monarchy
6: Conclusion
Bibliography

About the Author

Christopher Storrs is Senior Lecturer in the Department of History at the University of Dundee

Reviews

The most substantial contribution in English to the so-called 'decline of Spain'...Highly readable...impeccable.
*Glyn Redworth, History*

Dr Storrs has breathed new life into our understanding of the period ... a major achievement.
*Patrick Williams, English Historical Review*

[The] reader will certainly find much of value in these pages.
*Lynn Williams, Bulletin of Spanish Studies*

[An] indispensable and timely contribution.
*European History Quarterly*