Nineteenth Century Spain

Nineteenth century Spain deserves wider readership. Bedevilled by lost empires, wars, political instability and frustrated modernisation, the country appeared backward in relation to northern Europe and even in relation to much of its own geographical periphery. This new history, the first survey of its kind in English in more than a hundred years, offers a fresh perspective on this century, showing how and why elements of backwardness and modernity ran in parallel through Spain. Bounded by the military and imperial crises of 1808 and 1898, this study pays special attention to the experience of war on politics and society, and integrates the latest historical debates in its analysis.

Mark Lawrence is Lecturer in History at the University of Kent.

Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1: 1808-1814 Chapter 2: 1814-1833 Chapter 3: 1833-1844 Chapter 4: 1844-1868 Chapter 5: 1868-1876 Chapter 6: 1876-1898 Conclusions Sources and Bibliography Index