ABSTRACT

Since the death of Franco in 1975, Spain has passed from repression through renewal to democracy, restored for the first time since 1936. Having survived the threat to its very existence in 1981, democratic Spain-now a member of the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization-seems as secure as any of its European neighbours. The acce

chapter |20 pages

Introduction

part One|79 pages

Roman Colony to Dictatorship

chapter 1|14 pages

Conquest and Reconquest

chapter 2|14 pages

Spain Under the Bourbons

chapter 3|12 pages

Democracy and Civil War

chapter 4|28 pages

The Franco Regime

part Two|92 pages

Return to Democracy

chapter 5|31 pages

The Transition (1975–1978)

chapter |32 pages

Collapse of the Center (1979–1982)

chapter 7|26 pages

The Political System

part Three|48 pages

Political Forces

chapter 8|38 pages

Political Parties

chapter 9|8 pages

Violence and Terrorism

part Four|53 pages

The Socioeconomic Context

chapter 10|30 pages

The Economy

chapter 11|21 pages

Culture and Society

part Five|34 pages

Spain in the New Europe

chapter 12|34 pages

The PSOE in Power