Exhuming Franco
Spain's Second Transition
Published on 15. April 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
200 pages
978-0-8265-0173-8 (ISBN)
Description
What is left of Francisco Franco's legacy in Spain today? Franco ruled Spain as a military dictator from 1939 until his death in 1975. In October 2019, his remains were removed from the massive national monument in which they had been buried for forty-four years. For some, the exhumation confirmed that Spain has long been a modern, consolidated democracy. The reality is more complicated. In fact, the country is still deeply affected by the dictatorial legacies of Francoism.
In one short volume, Exhuming Franco covers all major facets of the Francoist legacy today, combining research and analysis with reportage and interviews. This book is critical of Spanish democracy; yet, as the final chapter makes clear, Spain is one of many countries facing difficult questions about a conflictive past. To make things worse, the rise of a new, right-wing nationalist revisionism across the West threatens to undo much of the progress made in the past couple of decades when it comes to issues of historical justice.
In one short volume, Exhuming Franco covers all major facets of the Francoist legacy today, combining research and analysis with reportage and interviews. This book is critical of Spanish democracy; yet, as the final chapter makes clear, Spain is one of many countries facing difficult questions about a conflictive past. To make things worse, the rise of a new, right-wing nationalist revisionism across the West threatens to undo much of the progress made in the past couple of decades when it comes to issues of historical justice.
Reviews / Votes
A fascinating read by a very seasoned observer of Spanish political life." - Omar Guillermo EncarnaciOn, author of Democracy Without Justice in Spain: The Politics of ForgettingMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Tennessee
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
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Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 201 mm
Width: 136 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
315 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8265-0173-8 (9780826501738)
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Person
Sebastiaan Faber, Professor of Hispanic Studies, Oberlin College, is the author of several books, including Exile and Cultural Hegemony: Spanish Intellectuals in Mexico, 1939-1975 (also published by Vanderbilt University Press).
Content
Chapter 1 Securely Tied Down
Chapter 2 How Dead Is He?
Chapter 3 Surreptitious Survival
Chapter 4 Ignacio EchevarrIa: 'Two Centuries' Worth of Endemic Backwardness'
Chapter 5 Guillem MartInez: 'Spanish History Is Full of Bad Jokes'
Chapter 6 The Judiciary
Chapter 7 SebastiAn MartIn: 'A Brake on Democratic Culture'
Chapter 8 Ricardo Robledo: 'Yes, Spain Is Different'
Chapter 9 JosE Antonio Zarzalejos: 'What We Need is Restorative Justice'
Chapter 10 Politics and the Territorial Challenge
Chapter 11 Enric Juliana: 'We Can't Call Everything We Don't Like Francoist'
Chapter 12 Antonio Maestre: 'The Transition Did Not Question the Corporate Oligarchy.'
Chapter 13 The Media
Chapter 14 Cristina FallarAs: 'Francoism Never Went Away'
Chapter 15 Marije Hristova: 'Many in the Movement Still See Memory as Equivalent to Truth.'
Chapter 16 Ricard Vinyes: 'Spanish Liberals Have Always Been More Spanish Than Liberal.'
Chapter 17 Emilio Silva: 'The Transition Imposed a Monotheistic Narrative.'
Chapter 18 Not So Different After All
Bibliography
Chapter 2 How Dead Is He?
Chapter 3 Surreptitious Survival
Chapter 4 Ignacio EchevarrIa: 'Two Centuries' Worth of Endemic Backwardness'
Chapter 5 Guillem MartInez: 'Spanish History Is Full of Bad Jokes'
Chapter 6 The Judiciary
Chapter 7 SebastiAn MartIn: 'A Brake on Democratic Culture'
Chapter 8 Ricardo Robledo: 'Yes, Spain Is Different'
Chapter 9 JosE Antonio Zarzalejos: 'What We Need is Restorative Justice'
Chapter 10 Politics and the Territorial Challenge
Chapter 11 Enric Juliana: 'We Can't Call Everything We Don't Like Francoist'
Chapter 12 Antonio Maestre: 'The Transition Did Not Question the Corporate Oligarchy.'
Chapter 13 The Media
Chapter 14 Cristina FallarAs: 'Francoism Never Went Away'
Chapter 15 Marije Hristova: 'Many in the Movement Still See Memory as Equivalent to Truth.'
Chapter 16 Ricard Vinyes: 'Spanish Liberals Have Always Been More Spanish Than Liberal.'
Chapter 17 Emilio Silva: 'The Transition Imposed a Monotheistic Narrative.'
Chapter 18 Not So Different After All
Bibliography