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Twentieth-century Spain, a history, Julián Casanova, Carlos Gil Andrés

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Label

Twentieth-century Spain, a history, Julián Casanova, Carlos Gil Andrés

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Twentieth-century Spain

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

1151020446

Responsibility statement

Julián Casanova, Carlos Gil Andrés

Series statement

Cambridge books online

Sub title

a history

Summary

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

Table Of Contents

List of illustrations Key figures List of abbreviations Twentieth-century Spain timeline Maps Introduction 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 List of illustrations Key figures List of abbreviations Twentieth-century Spain timeline

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