Spain, 1833-2002: People and State

This book provides a cultural history of Spanish politics from the civil war of 1833 to the Spanish adoption of the Euro in 2002, a period dominated for the most part by violent military interventions in the political process, a succession of weak, unstable, but repressive governments, and the ever-present threat of rebellion from below, culminating in the dictatorship of General Franco.

Using a wide range of sources, both textual and material, Mary Vincent focuses on the question of how ordin…