Alejandra Irigoin of the Economic History Department at the London School of Economics reviews “The House of Rothschild in Spain, 1812-1941”, by Miguel A Lopez-Morell, translated by Stephen P. Hasler. The Econlit abstract of this book begins: “Originally published in Spanish. Explores the importance and impact of the Rothschild family's investment in Spain during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Discusses early contacts and failed attempts to set up in Spain, 1812-33; liberalism, corruption, and war finances, 1833-40; the contradictions of peace--financial problems of the state and the first moves toward modernity, 1840-55; financing the railways; years of financial euphoria and crisis, 1856-68; the great operations of the Sexenio; the Rothschilds' waning importance in public finances, 1874-1900; the industrial investments, 1874-1913; the first symptoms of the end of an investment model; the slow journey toward the end of the Rothschild investments in Spain; fundamentals of the Rothschilds' activities in Spain; and the consequences of the Rothschild years, 1812-1941. López-Morell is at the University of Murcia.”
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