Twentieth-Century Spain

Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-1-107-01696-5
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 380 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 728 g

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Casanova, Julián

Gil Andrés, Carlos

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I. The Monarchy of Alfonso XIII: 1. The legacy of a century; 2. The 'revolution from above'; 3. The crisis of the liberal regime; 4. The Primo De Rivera years; Part II. The Second Republic: 5. A parliamentary and constitutional Republic; 6. A Republic beleaguered; 7. 1936: the destruction of democracy; Part III. The Civil War: 8. Spain split in two; 9. Politics and arms; Part IV. Franco's Dictatorship: 10. Franco's peace; 11. 'The spiritual reserve of the world'; 12. The death throes of Francoism; Part IV. Transition and Democracy: 13. The transition; 14. Democracy.

Über Autor(innen)

Gil Andrés, Carlos
Carlos Gil Andrés teaches history at Rey Don García of Nájera.

Casanova, Julián
Julián Casanova is Professor of Contemporary History at the University of Zaragoza.