Duncan Wheeler

Following Franco (eBook, ePUB)

Spanish culture and politics in transition

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The transition to democracy that followed the death of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco in 1975 was once hailed as a model of political transformation. But since the 2008 financial crisis it has come under intense scrutiny. Today, a growing divide exists between advocates of the Transition and those who see it as the source of Spain's current socio-political bankruptcy. This book revisits the crucial period from 1962 to 1992, exposing the networks of art, media and power that drove the Transition and continue to underpin Spanish politics in the present. Drawing on rare archival materials and over three hundred interviews with politicians, artists, journalists and ordinary Spaniards, including former prime minister Felipe Gonzalez (1982-96), Following Franco unlocks the complex and often contradictory narratives surrounding the foundation of contemporary Spain.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Princeton University Press
• Seitenzahl: 416
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Oktober 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781526105202
• Artikelnr.: 60358084

Autorenporträt

Duncan Wheeler is Professor and Chair of Spanish Studies at the University of Leeds

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Part I: Celebrity Introduction 1 Fandom and mass-culture in
late-Francoist Spain: Manuel Benítez 'El Cordobés' and Raphael 2
Aristocracy and generational change: The houses of Alba, Franco and Bourbon
3 ¡Hola! in the age of champagne socialism: Isabel Preysler, Miguel Boyer,
Julio Iglesias, Francisco Rivera 'Paquirri' and Isabel Pantoja Part II:
Censorship Introduction 4 The regulation of cultural production during and
after Manuel Fraga (1962-75) 5 Key performance indicators: Democratisation
and freedom of speech (1975-81) 6 The regime of '81: Patronage and
permissiveness Part III: Cities Introduction 7 Urbanisation and
development: Class, gender and race 8 The Movida and the reinvention of
Madrid 9 An Olympic renaissance: The Barcelona model Part IV: Communities
Introduction 10 Culture as a democratic weapon: Pablo Picasso's Guernica
11 The historical nationalities: Culture and community in the Basque
Country, Catalonia and Galicia 12 What qualifies as Spanish culture? The
State, autonomous communities and the culture wars Conclusion Notes Select
bibliography Index