The Hispanic World in Crisis and Change: 1598 – 1700

In this book, now available in paper, John Lynch has substantially revised and expanded his Spain Under the Habsburgs, Volume II, taking account of the research of the last decade and the interests of modern historians. The book retains its previous framework and preserves the character which has made it one of the most quoted works on Spain′s century of adversity. It continues to cast a penetrating eye on the regime of Philip III and Lerma, the imperial policies of Philip IV and Olivares, the mid–century revolutions, the chronology of depression, and the balance of progress and poverty under Charles II. And it still provides the most comprehensive and challenging account of the role of America in the Hispanic world and of the changing relations between colonies and metropolis.

List of Illustrations and Maps. 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.

John Lynch has spent most of his academic career in the University of London, first at University College, then the Institute of Latin–American Studies. His research interests have centered on the Hispanic world in the colonial and independence periods.

"Many besides Hispanists who rejoiced in 1964–9 when Professor Lynch gave them a balanced and thoroughly readable account of the two centuries of Spanish history under the Habsburgs must warmly welcome the new editions which form part of Blackwell′s History of Spain." History "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