Modern Spain av Dr Francisco J. Romero Salvado

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<b>Using a wealth of varied sources, this book is an inspiring and essential gateway to understanding the foundations of modern Spain.</b> 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.<i>Modern Spain</i> 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