Twentieth-century Spain : a history
Julián Casanova (Author), Carlos Gil Andrés (Author), Martin Douch (Translator)
"This is a much-needed new overview of Spanish social and political history which sets developments in twentieth-century Spain within a broader European context. Julián Casanova, one of Spain's leading historians, and Carlos Gil Andrés chart the country's experience of democracy, dictatorship and civil war and its dramatic transformation from an agricultural and rural society to an industrial and urban society fully integrated into Europe. They address key questions and issues that continue to be discussed and debated in contemporary historiography, such as why the Republic was defeated, why Franco's dictatorship lasted so long and what mark it has left on contemporary Spain. This is an essential book for students as well as for anyone interested in Spain's turbulent twentieth century"-- Provided by publisher
History
xix, 377 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
9781107016965, 9781107602670, 1107016967, 110760267X
870438787
Part I. The monarchy of Alfonso XIII. The legacy of a century
The "revolution from above"
The crisis of the Liberal regime
The Primo De Rivera years
Part II. The Second republic. A parliamentary and constitutional republic
A republic beleaguered
1936 : The destruction of democracy
Part III. the Civil War. Spain split in two
Politics and arms
Part IV. Franco's dictatorship. Franco's peace
"The spiritual reserve of the world"
The death throes of Francoism
Part V. Transition and democracy. The transition
Democracy
Conclusion: the balance sheet of a century