Modern Spain by Francisco J. Romero Salvad - 9781350455184

Modern SpainPolitics and Society since 1874\nAuthor(s): Francisco J. Romero Salvad\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: Bloomsbury Academic\nISBN-13: 9781350455184, 978-1350455184\nSynopsis\nUsing a wealth of varied sources, this book is an inspiring and essential gateway to understanding the foundations of modern Spain. Francisco J. Romero Salvad employs a chronological framework to chart the countrys experience, commencing with the Restoration of the Bourbon Monarch in 1874 up to the present day.\nModern Spain is a vital contribution to the study and debate of this countrys history and politics. It provides a thorough, yet concise, study of nearly 150 years of tumultuous historical evolution. It examines the crisis of traditional liberal politics and the subsequent ill-fated attempts at reform through the military dictatorship headed by General Miguel Primo de Rivera and the progressive Second Republic that ensued. The outcome being thre.