The Spanish Political System
Franco's Legacy
1st Edition
Published on 13. June 2019
306 pages
978-1-000-30595-1 (ISBN)
Description
In few places, contends Professor Arango, do illusions obscure reality as they do in Spain. The Spaniard as well as the foreigner has believed and sustained the myths; the scholar as well as the poet. For the Spaniard, myth became the substitute for action in a world in which Spain was increasingly a nonparticipant. It replaced the reality of Spain
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Reflowable
ISBN-13
978-1-000-30595-1 (9781000305951)
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Person
E. Ramon Arango, associate professor of government at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, received his Ph.D. from the University of Florida. He previously taught at Kenyon College, Texas A&M University, and the Institute for Mediterranean Studies in Rome. Professor Arango is author of Leopold III and the Belgian Royal Question.
Content
Introduction -- Before Franco -- The Foundations of Spanish Politics -- The Politics of the Second Bourbon Restoration -- The Second Republic -- The Civil War -- The Two Camps -- The Franco Regime -- The Philosophical Foundations of the Franco Regime -- The Political Evolution of the Franco Regime -- The Political Structure of the Franco Regime -- The National Movement -- The Civil Service -- The Opposition -- After Franco -- The Reign of Juan Carlos -- Appendixes -- The Syndicates -- The Opus Dei
