Fear and Progress
Ordinary Lives in Franco's Spain, 1939-1975
Antonio Cazorla Sánchez author
Format:Paperback
Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Published:7th Aug '09
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
Utilizing hundreds of confidential documents from authorities in the Franco government, Fear and Progress: Ordinary Lives in Franco's Spain, 1939-1975 recounts the experiences of Spanish citizens who lived during the 40-year Franco dictatorship.
- Rejects traditional explanations of the length of Franco's power and the dictator's legacy
- Utilizes hundreds of confidential documents from authorities in the Franco government
- Provides insights into life during the Franco era: how political violence and repression were experienced; how the dictatorship exploited illusions of peace and prosperity for its own benefit; and how the regime's legacy was manipulated
- Reveals the Franco government's social callousness and manipulation of events
"A good solid history. ... The real-life stories of real-life people are presented and it is to these bread-and-butter issues that historians should be listening." (Reviews in History, April 2010)
ISBN: 9781405133166
Dimensions: 229mm x 153mm x 18mm
Weight: 435g
304 pages