Liberty in Absolutist Spain

A masterpiece of the historian's craft... This work will stand as a landmark in the historiography of early modern Spain.

With this parhbreaking book Nader has substantially advanced our knowledge of how early modern Castilian society was organized. In refutation of the conventional wisdom about rural stagnation and absolutist oppression, her research reveals a dynamic, prosperous, politically decentralized society composed of self-governing municipalities... [A] magnificent achievement.

One of the best-documented reassessments of Castilian history in recent years... Nader's rich and suggestive book opens up a problem which most historians of Spain have shirked.

The most stimulating work on Spanish cities to have been published in years.