The Spanish Political System : Franco's Legacy

E. Ramon Arango

ISBN 10: 0367296225 / ISBN 13: 9780367296223

Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd Apr 2020, 2020

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Neuware - In few places, contends Professor Arango, do illusions obscure reality as they do in Spain. The Spaniard as well as the foreigner has believed and sustained the myths; the scholar as well as the poet. For the Spaniard, myth became the substitute for action in a world in which Spain was increasingly a nonparticipant. This book analyzes the political system created by Franco. His study continues into the present period of transition between an authoritarian past and a democratic future. The myths put to rest, Spain is viewed as a contemporary modernizing nation and is examined as such.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Spanish Political System : Franco's Legacy
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Apr 2020
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0367296225
• ISBN 13: 9780367296223
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 233W x 148H x 0D millimeters 233 millimeters width by 148 millimeters height by 0 millimeters depth
• Weight: 730 grams

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Synopsis

In few places, contends Professor Arango, do illusions obscure reality as they do in Spain. The Spaniard as well as the foreigner has believed and sustained the myths; the scholar as well as the poet. For the Spaniard, myth became the substitute for action in a world in which Spain was increasingly a nonparticipant. This book analyzes the political system created by Franco. His study continues into the present period of transition between an authoritarian past and a democratic future. The myths put to rest, Spain is viewed as a contemporary modernizing nation and is examined as such.

About the Author

E. Ramón Arango, associate professor of government at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, received his Ph.D. from the University of Florida. He previously taught at Kenyon College, Texas A&M University, and the Institute for Mediterranean Studies in Rome. Professor Arango is author of Leopold III and the Belgian Royal Question.