Modern Spain, 1875-1980

Name: Modern Spain, 1875-1980
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ISBN: 9780192801296

ISBN-10: 0192801295

ISBN-13: 9780192801296

Edition: 2nd 2001

Authors: Raymond Carr

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The word 'liberal', as part of our political vocabulary comes from Spain. It was first used to describe a group of radical patriots cooped up in Cadiz, refugees from the French invasion of 1808. In 1812 they drew up a constitution enshrining the sovereignty of the people which struck the very basis of the old monarchy and became the model for advanced democrats from St Petersburg to Naples. Universal male suffrage was established in Spain in 1890 - earlier than Britain. The imposition of advanced liberal institutions on a conservative society, both economically and socially backward, inevitably caused tensions, and these, Raymond Carr argues, explain much of modern Spanish history. His…

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List price: $26.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 8/29/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 220
Size: 5.08" wide x 7.76" long x 0.55" tall
Weight: 0.374
Language: English



Chronology: Main Political Events 1868-1979


Glossary of Political Terms and Organizations


Map of Twentieth Century Spain



Revolution and Restoration 1868-1875: The Liberal Heritage



The Economy 1875-1914: Stagnation and Progress



Society in Transition 1875-1914



Regenerationism and the Critics of the Regime



Politics 1898-1917: The Failure of the Revolution from Above



The Crisis of the Parliamentary Monarchy 1927-1923



The Dictatorship of Primo de Rivera and the Fall of the Monarchy 1923-1931



The Second Republic 1931-1936



The Civil War 1936-1939



Francoism 1939-1975



The Monarchy of Juan Carlos: The Transition to Democracy


Select Bibliography


Index