A concise history of Spain

Preface

1. The land and its early inhabitants

2. Ancient legacies

3. Diversity in medieval Spain

4. The rise of Spain to international prominence

5. Spain as the first global empire

6. Toward modernity : from the Napoleonic invasion to Alfonso XIII

7. The struggle for the Spanish soul : Republic, civil war, and dictatorship

8. New Spain, new Spaniards : European, democratic, and multicultural.

Note on the second edition

1. The land and its early inhabitants

2. Ancient legacies

3. Diversity in medieval Spain

4. The rise of Spain to international prominence

5. Spain as the first global empire

6. Toward modernity : from the Napoleonic invasion to Alfonso XIII

7. The struggle for the Spanish soul : Republic, civil war, and dictatorship

8. New Spain, new Spaniards : European, democratic, and multi-cultural

Chronology and rulers

Guide to further information.