E. Ramon Arango

Spain (eBook, ePUB)

Democracy Regained, Second Edition

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Spain: Democracy Regained is a greatly expanded and revised version of Spain: From Repression to Renewal. Aside from his presentation of historical and geographical background and of the Franco years, the author has rewritten the remainder of his study, utilizing a wide array of new information and interpretation.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 364
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. April 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780429974236
• Artikelnr.: 56954556

Autorenporträt

E. Ramón Arango is professor of political science at Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Tables and Illustrations
Acknowledgments
List of Acronyms
Introduction
ETERNAL SPAIN
The Land
The People
NEW SPAIN
Notes
Part One Roman Colony to Dictatorship
Conquest and Reconquest
Invasion from the North
The Muslim Conquest
The Reconquest
The Hapsburg Dynasty: Glory and Decadence
Notes
Spain Under the Bourbons
The Napoleonic Interlude
Political Developments
The Second Restoration
The Role of the Military
The Last Decade of Bourbon Rule
Notes
Democracy and Civil War
THE SECOND REPUBLIC
The Constitution of 1931
The Struggle Between Left and Right
The Second Republic: An Appraisal
CIVIL WAR
The Republican Camp
The Rebel Camp
The Two Ideologies
Notes
The Franco Regime
The First Phase: 1936-1941
The Second Phase: 1942-1952
The Third Phase: 1953-1958
The Fourth Phase: 1959-1975
Franco and the Military Throughout the Four Phases of the Regime
The Franco Regime: An Evaluation
Notes
Part Two Return to Democracy
The Transition (1975-1978)
Historic Rendezvous: The Encounter of Juan Carlos and Adolfo Suarez
The Elections of 1977
Compromise and Consensus
Notes
Collapse of the Center (1979-1982)
The UCD in Trouble
The Political Demise of Adolfo Suarez
The Crisis of February 1981
Disintegration of the UCD
Swing to the Left
Notes
The Political System
The Monarchy
The Government
The Legislature
The Constitutional Court and the Ombudsman
Autonomous Communities
The Process of Autonomy: An Appraisal
Notes
Part Three Political Forces
Political Parties
Discontinuity in the Spanish Party System
Parties of the Transition
Regionalist Parties
Notes
Violence and Terrorism
Notes
Part Four The Socioeconomic Context
The Economy
The Tradition of Autarky
Spain Rejoins the World
The Economic Miracle Falters
The Economy and the Socialists: The 1980s
Spain Joins Europe
The PSOE's Economic Performance: An Evaluation
Notes
Culture and Society
Spanish Culture Under Franco
Post-Franco Culture and Society
Spanish Culture Reinvented
Notes
Part Five Spain in the New Europe
The PSOE in Power
Accomplishments
The PSOE in Trouble
Dissension Within the PSOE
The 1993 Elections
Democracy Regained
Spain in the World Today
Final Musings
Notes
Bibliography
About the Book and Author
Index