Paper Liberals: Press and Politics in Restoration Spain

by David Ortiz

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The death of General Francisco Franco in November of 1975 ended thirty-six years of fascist-style dictatorship in Spain. The subsequent transition to liberal parliamentary government was remarkably smooth, particularly when compared to the recent difficulties experienced by other states, such as the former Soviet Republics and Eastern Europe. Ortiz traces Spain's success back to the development of a liberal tradition and a public sphere in the last decades of the 19th century during the Restoration period. He uses this era as a test case to demonstrate that liberal practices can develop even within a political situation where state institutions...

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  • ISBN10 0313096627
  • ISBN13 9780313096624
  • Publish Date December 2000 (first published 30 September 2000)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Greenwood Press
  • Format eBook
  • Pages 149
  • Language English