SIMON BARTON is Professor of Spanish History at the University of Exeter, UK.

'Clear, comprehensive, up-to-date - Barton's text is an incisive and accessible introduction for students and others interested in Spanish history' -James W. Brodman, University of Central Arkansas, USA 'This leading synthesis of Spanish history now analyzes events since 2004. Students and teachers will also welcome a number of new quotations, maps and figures' -Bethany Aram, Professor of Spanish History, International College of Seville, Spain

• List of Maps and FiguresPreface to the First EditionPreface to the Second EditionIntroductionOrigins: From Prehistory to the VisigothsThe Muslim ConquestThe Ascendancy of Christian Iberia, AD 1000-1474The Universal Monarchy, 1474-1700The Enlightened Despots, 1700-1833Liberalism and Reaction, 1833-1931The Modern Era, 1931-2008GlossaryChronologySelected Further ReadingIndex.

SIMON BARTON is Professor of Spanish History at the University of Exeter, UK.

'Clear, comprehensive, up-to-date - Barton's text is an incisive and accessible introduction for students and others interested in Spanish history' -James W. Brodman, University of Central Arkansas, USA 'This leading synthesis of Spanish history now analyzes events since 2004. Students and teachers will also welcome a number of new quotations, maps and figures' -Bethany Aram, Professor of Spanish History, International College of Seville, Spain

• List of Maps and FiguresPreface to the First EditionPreface to the Second EditionIntroductionOrigins: From Prehistory to the VisigothsThe Muslim ConquestThe Ascendancy of Christian Iberia, AD 1000-1474The Universal Monarchy, 1474-1700The Enlightened Despots, 1700-1833Liberalism and Reaction, 1833-1931The Modern Era, 1931-2008GlossaryChronologySelected Further ReadingIndex.