{"product_id":"modern-spain-francisco-j-romero-salvad-9781350455184","title":"Modern Spain: Politics and Society Since 1874","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUsing a wealth of varied sources, this book is an inspiring and essential gateway to understanding the foundations of modern Spain.\u003c\/b\u003e Francisco J. Romero Salvad? employs a chronological framework to chart the country's experience, commencing with the Restoration of the Bourbon Monarch in 1874 up to the present day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eModern Spain\u003c\/i\u003e is a vital contribution to the study and debate of this country's history and politics. It provides a thorough, yet concise, study of nearly 150 years of tumultuous historical evolution. It examines the crisis of traditional liberal politics and the subsequent ill-fated attempts at reform through the military dictatorship headed by General Miguel Primo de Rivera and the progressive Second Republic that ensued. The outcome being three years of tragic civil war, followed by the long 40-year dictatorship of General Francisco Franco. It concludes by exploring Spain's successful and surprisingly rapid transition to democracy and the challenges that it now faces in the 21st century.\u003cbr\u003eRomero Salvad? uproots the many myths and blatant distortions that have often surrounded the history of Spain. By offering an analysis within a European context, he also challenges the traditional view of the exceptional character of the country, encapsulated in the motto 'Spain is different!' On the contrary, this book so convincingly contends, Spain is a perfect example to show the troubled and often violent path to modernity that western societies had to undergo in their transition from elite to mass politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Francisco J. Romero Salvad?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350455180\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350455184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/19\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 376\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.88d","brand":"Francisco J. Romero Salvad?","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46739297632511,"sku":"9781350455184","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fe663239-73a6-47c5-8072-7191e6937726.jpg?v=1743277794","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/modern-spain-francisco-j-romero-salvad-9781350455184","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}