Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations viii
4. Preface ix
5. Acknowledgements xiii
6. 1. Why Spain? 1
7. 2. National and transnational history 40
8. 3. Political history and biography 80
9. 4. Perceptions of decline 114
10. 5. Art and cultural history 136
11. 6. Comparative history 168
12. 7. The wider picture 196
13. Notes 219
14. Select bibliography 236
15. Index 238