Author: Sasha David PackPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
Spain in the Age of Mass Tourism, Modernization, and Dictatorship, 1945-1975
Author: Sasha David PackNationalism in a Global Era
Author: Mitchell YoungPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134123094
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 443
Book Description
This volume makes a unique contribution to the literature on nations and nationalism by examining why nations remain a vibrant and strong social cohesive despite the threat of globalization. Regardless of predictions forecasting the demise of the nation-state in the global era, the nation persists as an important source of identity, community, and collective memory for most of the world's population. More than simply a corrective to the many scholarly but premature epitaphs for the nation-state, this book explains the continued health of nations in the face of looming threats. The contributors include leading experts in the field, such as Anthony D. Smith, William Safran, Edward Tiryakian as well as younger scholars, whom adopt a variety of approaches ranging from theoretical to empirical and historical to sociological, in order to uncover both the reasons that nations continue to remain vital and the mechanisms that help perpetuate them. The book includes case studies on Ireland, Thailand, Poland, the Baltic States, Croatia and Jordan. Nationalism in a Global Era will be of great interest to students and researchers of international politics, sociology, nationalism and ethnicity.
Tourism and Dictatorship
Author: S. PackPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230601162
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Following WWII, the authoritarian and morally austere dictatorship of General Francisco Franco's Spain became the playground for millions of carefree tourists from Europe's prosperous democracies. This book chronicles how this helped to strengthen Franco's regime and economic and political standing.
Directory of History Departments, Historical Organizations, and Historians
Author: Spain
Author: Javier TusellPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 144434272X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 519
Book Description
This comprehensive survey of Spain’s history looks at the major political, social, and economic changes that took place from the end of the Civil War to the beginning of the twenty-first century. A thorough introduction to post-Civil War Spain, from its development under Franco and subsequent transition to democracy up to the present day Tusell was a celebrated public figure and historian. During his lifetime he negotiated the return to Spain of Picasso’s Guernica, was elected UCD councillor for Madrid, and became a respected media commentator before his untimely death in 2005 Includes a biography and political assessment of Francisco Franco Covers a number of pertinent topics, including fascism, isolationism, political opposition, economic development, decolonization, terrorism, foreign policy, and democracy Provides a context for understanding the continuing tensions between democracy and terrorism, including the effects of the 2004 Madrid Bombings
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.
On Holiday
Author: Orvar LöfgrenPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520928997
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
Löfgren takes us on a tour of the Western holiday world and shows how two centuries of "learning to be a tourist" have shaped our own ways of vacationing. We see how fashions in destinations have changed through the years, with popular images (written, drawn, painted, and later photographed) teaching the tourist what to look for and how to experience it. Travelers present and future will never see their cruises, treks, ecotours, round-the-world journeys, or trips to the vacation cottage or condo in quite the same way again. All our land-, sea-, and mindscapes will be the richer for Löfgren's insights.
Cultures of Anyone
Author: Luis Moreno CaballudPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 1781381933
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
This book focuses on the rise of sharing and collaboration practices among peers in Spanish digital cultures and social movements in the wake of Spain's financial meltdown of 2008.
The story of your city
Author: Greg ClarkPublisher: European Investment Bank
ISBN: 9286138784
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
By the end of this century, 9 out of 10 Europeans will live in an urban area. But what kind of city will they call home? You'll find all the answers in CITY, TRANSFORMED, the new essay series from the European Investment Bank. This panoramic first essay in the series lays out a great sweeping history of European cities over the last fifty years—and showcases new directions being taken by some of our most innovative cities. Urban experts Greg Clark, Tim Moonen, and Jake Nunley based at University College London take a definitive look at how Europe's cities transformed from post-industrial decline to thriving metropolises that are as prosperous and liveable as anywhere on Earth.
Author: Üner Kirdar