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The Penguin History Of Modern Spain 1898 To The Present
The Penguin History Of Modern Spain 1898 To The Present
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Description: The best account in a single volume of Spain since 1898, exemplary for concision and for accuracy in the use of language as well as for equanimity and generosity of spirit Felipe Fern ndez - Armesto TLS a revelatory new history of Spain from the late nineteenth century to the twenty - first Spain is different proclaimed the Franco regime in the 1940s keen to attract foreign tourists. For the most part the world has agreed. From the end of its 'glorious empire in 1898 to the dazzling World Cup victory in 2010, the prevailing narrative of modern Spain has emphasized the country's peculiarity. Generations of historians and readers have been transfixed by its implosion into civil war in the 1930s seduced by the valiant struggle of the republicans horrified by the barbarity of the dictatorship which followed. Franco's Spain was seen as an anomaly in the midst of prosperous and permissive post - war Western Europe. But as Nigel Townson shows in this richly layered and exciting new history beyond the familiar image there lies a radically different history of Spain: of a dynamic and progressive society that fits firmly into the narrative of modern Europe. Drawing on over forty years of post - Franco scholarship The Penguin History of Modern Spain transforms our knowledge of Spain and its politics society economics and culture. It interweaves cutting - edge Spanish - led research - never before published in English - and testimonies of peasants housewives soldiers workers entrepreneurs feminists and worker - priests for an original and surprising portrait which allows us at last to discern the country behind the veil of propaganda and romantic myths which still endure today
Title: The Penguin History Of Modern Spain 1898 To The Present
Author(s): Townson Nigel
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Barcode: 9780141984216
Pages: 608 Pages
Publication Date: 5/28/2024
Category: 20th Century History: C 1900 To C 2000
Description: The best account in a single volume of Spain since 1898, exemplary for concision and for accuracy in the use of language as well as for equanimity and generosity of spirit Felipe Fern ndez - Armesto TLS a revelatory new history of Spain from the late nineteenth century to the twenty - first Spain is different proclaimed the Franco regime in the 1940s keen to attract foreign tourists. For the most part the world has agreed. From the end of its 'glorious empire in 1898 to the dazzling World Cup victory in 2010, the prevailing narrative of modern Spain has emphasized the country's peculiarity. Generations of historians and readers have been transfixed by its implosion into civil war in the 1930s seduced by the valiant struggle of the republicans horrified by the barbarity of the dictatorship which followed. Franco's Spain was seen as an anomaly in the midst of prosperous and permissive post - war Western Europe. But as Nigel Townson shows in this richly layered and exciting new history beyond the familiar image there lies a radically different history of Spain: of a dynamic and progressive society that fits firmly into the narrative of modern Europe. Drawing on over forty years of post - Franco scholarship The Penguin History of Modern Spain transforms our knowledge of Spain and its politics society economics and culture. It interweaves cutting - edge Spanish - led research - never before published in English - and testimonies of peasants housewives soldiers workers entrepreneurs feminists and worker - priests for an original and surprising portrait which allows us at last to discern the country behind the veil of propaganda and romantic myths which still endure today
Title: The Penguin History Of Modern Spain 1898 To The Present
Author(s): Townson Nigel
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Barcode: 9780141984216
Pages: 608 Pages
Publication Date: 5/28/2024
Category: 20th Century History: C 1900 To C 2000