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From Dictatorship to Democracy
Series: A History of Spain
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* * A thorough introduction to post-Civil War Spain, from its development under Franco and subsequent transition to democracy up to the present day * Tusell was a celebrated public figure and historian.
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This comprehensive survey of Spain’s history looks at the major political, social, and economic changes that took place from the end of the Civil War to the beginning of the twenty-first century.
- A thorough introduction to post-Civil War Spain, from its development under Franco and subsequent transition to democracy up to the present day.
- Tusell was a celebrated public figure and historian. During his lifetime he negotiated the return to Spain of Picasso’s Guernica, was elected UCD councillor for Madrid, and became a respected media commentator before his untimely death in 2005.
- Includes a biography and political assessment of Francisco Franco.
- Covers a number of pertinent topics, including fascism, isolationism, political opposition, economic development, decolonization, terrorism, foreign policy, and democracy.
- Provides a context for understanding the continuing tensions between democracy and terrorism, including the effects of the 2004 Madrid Bombings.
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ISBN: 9781444339741
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 25 March 2011
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Audience: Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 25.0mm
Width: 155.0mm
Height: 231.0mm
Weight: 726g
Pages: 512
About the Author
Javier Tusell was Professor of Contemporary History at theNational University of Distance Learning (UNED). Best known as ahistorian of contemporary Spain, he published more than 50 books onthe subject in his lifetime. During an early foray into politics,he negotiated the return to Spain of Picasso s anti-warmasterpiece, Guernica, and was elected UCD councillor forMadrid in 1979. Latterly he became a respected media commentator onSpanish history and especially the Franco dictatorship. Translator Rosemary Clark, college lecturer at Downing College, is anaffiliated lecturer in Spanish at the University of Cambridgespecializing in Modern Peninsular Spanish literature, history, andculture. Particular interests are post-colonialism, Spain andAfrica, religious issues, and regionalism.
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