Modern Spain, 1808 to the present / / Pamela Radcliff

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910270928603321
• Autore: Radcliff Pamela Beth
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hoboken, New Jersey ; ; Chichester, West Sussex, England : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2017; 2017
• ISBN: 1-119-40685-4; 1-119-36992-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (385 pages) : illustrations
• Collana: New History of Modern Europe ; ; 12.; THEi Wiley ebooks.
• Disciplina: 946/.07
• Soggetti: Història; Llibres electrònics; Spain History 19th century; Spain History 20th century; Spain History 21st century; Espanya
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- TITLE PAGE -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- LIST OF MAPS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- ABBREVIATIONS AND GLOSSARY OF FOREIGN TERMS -- POLITICAL CHRONOLOGY OF SPANISH HISTORY, 1808-2016 -- PART I: 1808-1868: THE ERA OF THE LIBERAL REVOLUTION -- 1 SPAIN IN THE "AGE OF REVOLUTIONS" -- Spain in Europe and the World, 1780s-1820 -- A Snapshot of the Economy: Gradual Growth -- Uneven Regional Development: Center/Periphery Divide -- Demography: A Growth Pattern -- Characteristics of the Population: Occupation and Social Structure -- Culture and Community -- Political Crisis, 1808-1814 -- Conclusion -- 2 POLITICAL TRANSFORMATION -- Introduction: The Liberal Revolution in Comparative Context -- The Major Players -- Chronology: From the Restoration of Absolutism to the Construction and Crisis of the Liberal State, 1814-1868 -- Conclusion: Achievements and Limits of the Liberal Political Transformation -- PART II: 1868-1923: THE ; EMERGENCE OF MASS POLITICS -- 3 POLITICS ON THE MARGINS OF THE LIBERAL STATE -- Introduction: Mid-Nineteenth-century Popular Politics in Comparative Perspective -- The Major Players -- The First Democracy: The Sexenio, 1868-1874 -- Conclusion -- 4 A NEW ERA OF LIBERAL POLITICS -- The Restoration in Comparative Context: State, Nation, Empire and Democracy -- The Multiple Faces of the Restoration Regime -- Evaluating the Constraints and Opportunities of Restoration Politics -- The "Disaster" of 1898: The Start of a New Era? -- 5 RESTORATION POLITICS -- Introduction: Early Twentieth-Century Spanish Politics in Comparative Context -- 1898-1914: Efforts to Reform the Regime "From Above" -- The Conservative Party and Antonio Maura -- The Liberal Party and José Canalejas -- 1914-23: From Elite Reform to Mass Mobilization: Alternative Political Projects -- Turning Points in the Crisis of the Restoration, 1917-23.; A Last Effort at Reform "From Above," 1920-23? -- Conclusion -- PART III: The Long View: SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL CHANGE, 1830-1930 -- 6 ECONOMIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC EVOLUTION -- Spain in the World Economy, 1830-1930 -- General Economic and Population Trends: Gradual Growth and Structural Evolution -- The Agricultural Sector -- The Industrial Sector -- Uneven Regional Development: Center/Periphery Divide -- Conclusion: Missed Opportunities or Inherent Constraints? -- 7 CULTURE AND SOCIETY, 1830-1930 -- Introduction: Social and Cultural Evolution in Comparative Perspective -- The Social Order: Evolution and Diversity -- Sociability and Identity: A Diverse and Evolving Cultural Landscape -- Conclusion -- PART IV: DICTATORSHIP AND DEMOCRACY, 1923-PRESENT -- 8 THE FIRST DICTATORSHIP -- Introduction: The Primo Regime in Comparative Perspective -- From Coup to "Temporary" Dictatorship, 1923-1925 -- Elements of a New Kind of Dictatorship: The Civil Directory, 1925-1929 -- End of the Dictatorship, 1929-1930 -- Political Transition to a Republic, 1930-1931 -- Conclusion -- 9 THE SECOND REPUBLIC -- The Second Republic in Comparative Perspective -- Periodization: The Shifting Majority Coalitions of the Second Republic -- The First Biennium (1931-1933): Pursuing a Center/Left Majority Coalition -- What Went Wrong with the First Biennium? -- The Second Biennium, 1933-1935: Pursuing a Center/Right Majority Coalition -- What Went Wrong with the Second Biennium? -- The Popular Front, February-July 1936 -- Conclusion -- 10 THE CIVIL WAR -- The Civil War in Comparative Perspective -- From Military Coup to Civil War: The Summer of 1936 -- Organizing for the Long War: The Republicans -- Organizing for the Long War: The Nationalists -- The Military Stages of the War -- Conclusion -- 11 THE SECOND DICTATORSHIP -- The Franco Regime in Comparative Perspective.; Periodization: The Stages of the Franco Dictatorship -- Phase One, 1936-1945: Militarization, Fascist Influence and Extreme Repression -- Phase II, 1945-1957: National Catholicism, Monarchist Restoration and International Integration -- Phase III, 1957-1969: Authoritarian Development and Institutionalization -- Phase IV, 1969-1975: Collapse of the Coalition and Death of the Dictator -- Conclusion -- 12 ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL TRANSFORMATION, 1930s-1970s -- Economy, Society and Culture in Comparative Perspective -- Economic and Demographic Trends -- Social and Cultural Trends -- Conclusion -- 13 THE LAST DEMOCRATIC TRANSITION -- The Transition to Democracy in Comparative Perspective -- Origins of the Transition: Favorable Factors vs. the 1930s -- The Institutional Transition: July 1976-December 1978 -- From Transition to Consolidation, 1978-1982 -- Conclusion -- 14 DEMOCRATIC STATE AND SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION, 1982-2016 -- The Democratic Era in ; Comparative Perspective -- Democratic government under PSOE leadership: 1982-1996 -- From Consolidation to Crispación: PP and PSOE alternation from 1996 to 2011 -- 2008-2016: Crisis and Uncertainty -- Conclusion -- WORKS CITED -- INDEX -- END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT.
• Sommario/riassunto: Modern Spain: 1808 to the Present is a comprehensive overview of Spanish history from the Napoleonic era to the present day. Places a large emphasis on Spain's place within broader European and global history; The chronological political narrative is enriched by separate chapters on long term economic, social and cultural developments; This presentation of modern Spanish history incorporates the latest thinking on key issues of modernity, social movements, nationalism, democratization and democracy.