In this Book
- Economic History of Spain
- Book
- 2015
- Published by: Princeton University Press
- Series: Princeton Legacy Library
This comprehensive account of the economic development of Spain, available for the first time in English, is generally regarded as a major achievement in Spanish historiography. It covers the entire history of Spain's economic and social evolution from prehistoric times to the end of the nineteenth century. The book originated from lectures given at the University of Barcelona by Jaime Vicens Vives, who has been called Spain’s greatest historian in recent decades. Aware of all the major interpretations of Spanish history, the author draws upon the recent research of Spanish, French, and American historians; yet to the overall picture he gives his own imprint.
Originally published in 1969.
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Table of Contents
- Author's Preface to the Second Edition
- pp. vii-viii
- Note to the Third Edition
- p. viii
- Table of Contents
- pp. xi-xiii
- 3. Man in Spanish Economic Life
- pp. 10-25
- Part I. Primitive and Colonial Economy
- 4. Economy of Prehistoric Spain
- pp. 28-34
- 6. The Economy of Roman Spain, I
- pp. 46-59
- 7. The Economy of Roman Spain, II
- pp. 60-71
- Part II. Feudal and Seigniorial Economy
- 9. General Indications
- pp. 84-90
- 10. The Economy of Al-Andalus
- pp. 91-110
- Part III. Urban Economy
- 14. The Evolution of Urban Economy
- pp. 156-163
- 17. Catalonian Trade
- pp. 190-211
- Part IV. Mercantlist Economy
- 26. Labor and Production in the 16th Century
- pp. 333-345
- 27. Trade and Currency in the 16th Century
- pp. 346-373
- Part V. Economic Transformation in the 18th Century
- 32. Bourbon Reform Policies
- pp. 460-471
- 33. Population and Labor
- pp. 472-493
- 34. Agricultural and Livestock Production
- pp. 494-512
- 35. Industrial Revival
- pp. 513-528
- 36. The American Economy
- pp. 529-540
- 37. Commercial Development
- pp. 541-554
- 38. Economic Policy
- pp. 555-569
- 39. Money and Finance
- pp. 570-586
- 40. The Business Cycle in the 18th Century
- pp. 587-593
- Part VI. The Impact of the Industrial Revolution
- 41. 19th-Century Spirit of Reform
- pp. 596-605
- 42. Population and Property
- pp. 606-632
- 43. Agricultural and Livestock Production
- pp. 633-645
- 44. Industry
- pp. 646-667
- 45. Transport and Trade
- pp. 668-690
- 46. Economic Policy
- pp. 691-701
- 47. Money, Credit, and Banking
- pp. 702-721
- Bibliography
- pp. 736-791