Catalonia in Spain History and Myth
This book explores the complex history of Catalonia’s relationship with Spain from an economic and political perspective. It begins in the Middle Ages and ends in the present day, analysing the intricate political problems of modern day Catalonia within t
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Palgrave Studies in Economic History is designed to illuminate and enrich our understanding of economies and economic phenomena of the past. The series covers a vast range of topics including financial history, labour history, development economics, commercialisation, urbanisation, industrialisation, modernisation, globalisation, and changes in world economic orders. More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/14632
Gabriel Tortella
Catalonia in Spain History and Myth
Gabriel Tortella Universidad de Alcalá Madrid, Spain
Palgrave Studies in Economic History ISBN 978-3-319-54950-7 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-54951-4
ISBN 978-3-319-54951-4 (eBook)
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To José Luis García Ruiz, Clara Eugenia Núñez, Gloria Quiroga, Who made this book possible
Contents
1 Medieval Origins of the Spanish Nation The Slow Birth of Spain: One Thousand Years of History (479–1479) Medieval Catalonia Toward Union The Penultimate Step Union Conclusions References
1 1 5 10 17 21 26 28
2 Catalonia in Early Modern Spain The Difficult Welding of Two Crowns The Seventeenth-Century Crisis A Time of Depression The War of the Reapers, the First Catalan Rebellion Recovery References
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3 Reform and Progress in the Eighteenth Century The War of Succession, Catalonia’s Second Rebellion The Nueva Planta: Political, Economic, and Fiscal Innovations The Political Nueva Planta The Fiscal Nueva
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