Spain since 1939 From Margins to Centre Stage

by Black, Stanley

• ISBN13: 9781403935694
• ISBN10: 1403935696
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-01-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

Stanley Black and Alvaro Jaspe offer a fresh look at Spain's dynamic transition from pariah state to key European Union player. The book covers the historical, political, cultural and social events that have shaped Spain's evolution from the end of the Spanish Civil War through to the aftermath of the March 2004 Madrid bombing and the early years of the government of Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero.

Author Biography

STANLEY BLACK and ALVARO JASPE are Lecturers in Spanish in the School of Languages and Literature, University of Ulster.

Table of Contents

Map: Autonomous Regions and Provinces in Democratic Spain	p. x
Acknowledgements	p. xi
List of Abbreviations	p. xii
Introduction	p. 1
Spain's Dark Decades, 1939-59	p. 7
Introduction	p. 7
The Caudillo Digs In	p. 9
The Nature of the Regime	p. 10
Franco and the Second World War	p. 12
The Politics of Repression	p. 13
Franco's Families	p. 17
Institutionalization of the Regime	p. 20
The Hunger Years	p. 22
Opposition Inside and Out	p. 26
Society under Franco	p. 29
In from the Cold	p. 32
Crisis and the End of Autarchy	p. 33
The Rise of Opus	p. 35
Followers of the Monsignor	p. 36
The Technocrats Step in	p. 38
Conclusion	p. 41
The Spain of Desarrollismo, 1960-75	p. 43
Introduction	p. 43
Peace through Prosperity	p. 44
Tourism and Emigration	p. 46
Social Change	p. 47
Economic Miracle	p. 50
The Goal of Europe	p. 52
Regime Change	p. 53
Movements of Protest	p. 54
Change in the Church	p. 57
Internal Opposition	p. 58
The Issue of the Succession	p. 61
Rightward Lurch	p. 63
ETA and the Burgos Trial	p. 66
Regime in Crisis	p. 68
The Spirit of 12 February	p. 70
The Third Way	p. 71
Death of a Dictator	p. 73
Conclusion	p. 74
The Transition, 1975-82	p. 76
Introduction	p. 76
Weighing up the Options	p. 78
The Dream Team: Juan Carlos and Suárez	p. 80
Dismantling the Regime	p. 81
Challenges to Democracy: Golpismo and Terrorism	p. 83
A Leader in Search of a Party	p. 86
Cutting the Gordian Knot: the Legalization of the PCE	p. 87
A Constitution for All	p. 88
From Consensus to Disenchantment: the 1979 Election	p. 92
The Decentralization Process	p. 96
The Break-up of UCD	p. 99
The Triumph of the Monarchy: the 23-F	p. 101
Normality is Restored	p. 104
Conclusion	p. 106
Felipismo, 1982-96	p. 109
Introduction	p. 109
A Historic Victory	p. 110
The 'Window of Change', 1982-6	p. 112
Riding the Wave, 1986-9	p. 114
Riding the Wave, 1986-9	p. 114
Celebrations amid the Crisis, 1989-93	p. 118
A Surprise Fourth Term, 1993-6	p. 120
Europe and Foreign Policy	p. 121
Saying Yes to NATO	p. 123
Spain and the EC	p. 125
Spain's Second Economic Miracle	p. 126
Education	p. 128
Social Change	p. 130
Immigration	p. 133
The Regions	p. 135
Scandal and Corruption	p. 138
Terrorism and the GAL	p. 140
The End of Felipismo and the Return of the Right	p. 143
Conclusion	p. 145
The Return of the Right, 1996-2004	p. 147
Introduction	p. 147
Josè Maria Aznar and the PP	p. 147
A Government of Moderation	p. 149
Achieving a Stable Economy	p. 150
Media Wars	p. 153
Aznar and the Regions	p. 155
The Basque Situation	p. 156
The Kidnapping of Miguel Angel Blanco	p. 157
The Estella Pact	p. 158
Crisis of the PSOE	p. 162
The Second Term, 2000-4	p. 166
Economy in the Second Term	p. 169
Foreign Policy: the EU and the Iraq War	p. 170
Regionalist Problems	p. 175
Revival of the Socialists and the Fall of the PP	p. 178
Conclusion	p. 181
Zapatero in Power	p. 183
Introduction	p. 183
Renewal in the PSOE	p. 184
The Madrid Bomb, 11 March 2004	p. 185
The 2004 Election	p. 188
The 11-M Commission	p. 191
Social Issues	p. 192
Regional Reform	p. 195
Tackling the Problem of ETA	p. 199
The Economy under Zapatero	p. 202
The PP in Opposition	p. 204
Church and State	p. 205
Foreign Policy	p. 207
Historical Memory	p. 212
The 2008 Election	p. 214
National Identity in a Multicultural Society	p. 216
Conclusion	p. 219
Conclusion	p. 221
Appendices: Election Results, 1977-2009	p. 227
Bibliography	p. 239
Index	p. 252
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