Making Democracy in Spain: Grass-Roots Struggle in the South, 1955-1975

by Joe Foweraker

This book explores the making of democracy in Spain during the twenty long years before the death of Franco. The author seeks out the beginnings of democratic struggle at the grassroots of civil society, recounting the story of the countless unsung heroes who prepared the political terrain of this transition. The story suggests that it was social needs and economic demands that spawned individual discontent and political dissent, but that the struggle...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521522811
• ISBN13: 9780521522816
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"