A people betrayed : a history of corruption, political incompetence and social division in modern Spain 1874-2018
Preston, Paul, 1946-2020
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From the foremost historian of 20th century Spain, 'A People Betrayed' is the story of the devastating betrayal of Spain by its political class, its military and its Church. In 1898 Spain was in a state of despair and unrest. They had lost the war with America and with it the last of their major colonies: Cuba, Guam, Puerto Rico and the Philippines. The catastrophe stoked Spain's internal conflicts, and the country saw a succession of collapsing dictatorships and democracies that, with mounting anguish, culminated in all-out civil war and nearly four decades of hard dictatorship. When Spain recovered its democracy in the 1970s, the pattern seemed broken. The country was back in good health, and held up as a model for other nations transitioning to democracy in Eastern Europe and Latin America.
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Imprint:
London : William Collins, 2020.London : William Collins, 2020.
Collation:
xvi, 750 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780007558377 (hbk)
Dewey class:
946.08
Language:
English
BRN:
2278717