Author: Grover FlintPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cuba
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Marching with Gomez
Author: Grover FlintFrom Franco to Freedom
Author: Miguel Angel Ruiz CarnicerPublisher: Liverpool University Press
ISBN: 1782845429
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 263
Book Description
This book brings together recent research by a group of specialists in history and sociology to provide a new reading of the late Franco dictatorship, especially in relation to its political culture. The authors focus on the election of local, trade union and national representatives, the work of the first Spanish sociologists, the struggle over administrative reform, the role of the media and the intellectuals, as well as the evolution of the dictatorships political class and its response to the regimes decline. Not only are the politics of the late dictatorship scrutinised, but also the mechanisms that were deployed to control the fast-changing society of the 1960s and 1970s. In examining the late Franco period, the contributors do not believe that it contained the seeds of Spains later democratisation, but maintain that certain sectorial regime initiatives -- electoral and political changes, an evolving discourse and an interest in political processes outside Spain -- made many Spaniards aware of the dictatorships contradictions and limitations, thereby encouraging its subsequent political and social evolution. This transformation is compared with the latter stages of the parallel dictatorship in Portugal. The great majority of Spaniards felt that the embrace of democratic freedoms and integration into the European Community was the only way forward during the Transition. But the shift from dictatorship to democracy from the 1960s onwards in Spain needs to be understood in relation to the multitude of political and social changes that took place -- despite the opposition of Franco and the bunker mentality of the regime. These changes manifested in a complex interaction between internal and external factors, which eventually resulted in the transformation of Spanish society itself.
Approaches to Teaching the Works of Miguel de Unamuno
Author: Luis Álvarez-CastroPublisher: Modern Language Association of America
ISBN: 9781603294423
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
A central figure of Spanish culture and an author in many genres, Miguel de Unamuno (1864-1936) is less well known outside Spain. He was a surprising writer and thinker: a professor of Greek who embraced metafiction and modernist methods; a proponent of Castilian Spanish although born in the Basque country and influenced by many international writers; religious yet an early existentialist. He found himself in opposition to both King Alfonso XIII and the military dictatorship of José Primo de Rivera, then became involved in the political upheaval that led to the Spanish Civil War. Part 1 of this volume, "Materials," gives information on different editions and translations of Unamuno's works, on scholarly and critical secondary sources, and on Web resources. The essays in part 2, "Approaches," offer suggestions for introducing students to the range of his works—novels, essays, poetry, and philosophy—in Spanish language and literature and comparative literature classrooms.
Free Women of Spain
Author: Martha A. AckelsbergPublisher: AK Press
ISBN: 9781902593968
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
With fists upraised, Mujeres Libres struggled for their own emancipation and the freedom of all.
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Author: The Travels of Guernica
Author: Index to Spanish American Collective Biography: The Central American and Caribbean countries
Author: Sara de Mundo LoPublisher: MacMillan Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
Spain Transformed
Author: N. TownsonPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230592643
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 277
Book Description
Spain Transformed addresses the sweeping social and cultural changes that characterized the late Franco regime. This wide-ranging collection reassesses the dictatorship's latter years by drawing on a wealth of new material and ideas, using an interdisciplinary approach.
Landforms and Landscapes of Portugal
Author: Gonçalo VieiraPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 9783319036427
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
The book brings together contributions from over 35 Portuguese geomorphologists, presenting a thorough overview of the main highlights of the landscape of Portugal's mainland, Azores and Madeira. The book, which is a tribute to Professor António de Brum Ferreira, first President of the Portuguese Association of Geomorphologists and former Professor at the University of Lisbon, who passed away in January 2013, is organized in 3 parts: a) Introduction, which presents a general framework of the physical geography of Portugal, b) Geomorphological landscapes, presenting ca. 30 short papers with regional focus on key geomorphological areas, c) Applied geomorphology, providing an updated vision on the protection of geomorphological heritage with a focus on geoparks, as well as on Geomorphological hazards in Portugal. This first book ever to concentrate on the geomorphology of Portugal will surely become a benchmark for Portuguese geomorphology.
Widener Library Shelflist: Spanish history and literature
Author: Harvard University. LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 792
Book Description