This useful collection deserves a wide readership. The appearance of a revised version of the second volume of John Lynch's Spain under the Habsburgs is welcome. European History Quarterly
It is still the major work of synthesis written in English. The fact that it is but one part of an ambitious fourteen volume collection covering Spanish history from prehistoric to modern times perhaps enhances its value. Sixteenth Century Journal
Preface.
1. The Hispanic World in 1600.
2. The Government of Philip III.
3. Recession and Reaction.
4. Olivares, Castile and Imperial Spain.
5. The Great Crisis: 1640 and After.
6. Society and Economy.
7. American Trade: Recession and Revival.
8. Spanish America: A Changing Empire.
9. Government and Society in the Reign of Charles II.
10. The End of Habsburg Spain.
Appendix I.
Appendix II.
Bibliography of Recent Works.
Index.