Fear and Progress

Ordinary Lives in Franco's Spain, 1939-1975

Häftad, Engelska, 2009

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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 legacyUtilizes hundreds of confidential documents from authorities in the Franco governmentProvides 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 manipulatedReveals the Franco government's social callousness and manipulation of events

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Utgivningsdatum2009-08-07
Mått155 x 227 x 16 mm
Vikt449 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieBlackwell Ordinary Lives
Antal sidor304
FörlagJohn Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN9781405133166

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List of Figures. List of Plates.Note on Sources and Abbreviations.Glossary of Key Terms.Introduction: Ordinary Spaniards in Extraordinary Times.1. The Politics of Fear.Manipulating Fear.The Fruits of Terror.The Lost People and the New Country.Imposing Consent.Faking Politics.2. The Social Cost of the Dictatorship.From Famine to Misery.Surviving.The Humiliations of Misery.Autarky’s Long Agony.Failure to Educate.3. Migration.The End of the Peasantry.To the City.To Europe.Housing.From Immigrants to Neighbors.Left Behind.4. A Changing Society.The Altar and the Street.Morals.Becoming Consumers.Leisure.New Areas of Confusion.5. Roads to Citizenship.A Demobilized Society.Old Memories, New Expectations.The Risks of Peace.The Beginning of the End.Facing the Future.Notes.Bibliography.Index.