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Is Spain Different?: A Comparative Look at the 19th and 20th Centuries (Studies in Spanish History)
Nigel Townson (Ed.)
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Description for Is Spain Different?: A Comparative Look at the 19th and 20th Centuries (Studies in Spanish History)
Hardcover. The slogan that launched the tourist industry in the 1960s, Spain is different, has come to haunt historians. This book tackles a number of key themes in modern Spanish history: liberalism, nationalism, anticlericalism, the Second Republic, the Franco dictatorship and the transition to democracy. Editor(s): Townson, Nigel. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 163 x 241 x 16. Weight in Grams: 438.
The slogan that launched the tourist industry in the 1960s, Spain is different, has come to haunt historians. Much effort and energy have been expended ever since in endeavouring to show that Spain has not been different, but normal. Still, many of the defining features of the country's past -- the civil wars, the weak liberalism, the Franco dictatorship -- are taken as evidence of its distinctiveness. A related problem is that few historians have actually placed Spain's trajectory over the last two centuries within a truly comparative context. This book does so by tackling a number of key themes ... Read more
The slogan that launched the tourist industry in the 1960s, Spain is different, has come to haunt historians. Much effort and energy have been expended ever since in endeavouring to show that Spain has not been different, but normal. Still, many of the defining features of the country's past -- the civil wars, the weak liberalism, the Franco dictatorship -- are taken as evidence of its distinctiveness. A related problem is that few historians have actually placed Spain's trajectory over the last two centuries within a truly comparative context. This book does so by tackling a number of key themes ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
438g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845193591
SKU
V9781845193591
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About Nigel Townson (Ed.)
Nigel Townson specializes in the History of Spain in the 20th century, especially in the Second Republic and the Franco dictatorship. He is the author of Is Spain Different?, The Crisis of Democracy in Spain, and The Penguin History of Modern Spain.
Reviews for Is Spain Different?: A Comparative Look at the 19th and 20th Centuries (Studies in Spanish History)
"Analytically the most intelligent book to come out of Spain in recent years."
Stanley Payne, University of Wisconsin-Madison Compiled and edited by Nigel Townson this collection of essays is as good an introduction to thepast 200 years of Spanish history as could be hoped for. What is refreshing about this volume is that it scrapes away at ingrained mythologies ... Read more
Stanley Payne, University of Wisconsin-Madison Compiled and edited by Nigel Townson this collection of essays is as good an introduction to thepast 200 years of Spanish history as could be hoped for. What is refreshing about this volume is that it scrapes away at ingrained mythologies ... Read more