Spain
Subtitle: democracy regained
By: E. Ramón Arango.
Contributors: Arango, E. Ramón
Edition: 2nd [rev.] ed.
Series: Nations of the modern world.
Publisher: Westview Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Boulder
Language: eng
Number of pages: 336
Subjects: Spain -- Politics and government -- 1975-; Spain -- History
Description: Spain: Democracy Regained is a greatly expanded and revised version of Spain: From Repression to Renewal. Aside from his presentation of historical and geographical background and of the Franco years, the author has rewritten the remainder of his study, utilizing a wide array of new information and interpretation. Arango explores the function of the military, reinterprets the role of the king in the transition and in the 1981 crisis, and provides a thorough analysis of political parties.

He reexamines the state of the economy under the socialist government and reassesses Spain's most intractable problem - ETA violence - and its greatest strength - the exuberant Spanish culture that was given international exposure in 1992 at the World's Fair in Seville and at the Olympic Games in Barcelona. Woven throughout are Arango's fresh insights into Spanish society and politics during the socialist decade.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 319-322) and index.
Rev. ed. of: Spain, from repression to renewal. 1985.