Vincent, Mary
Spain, 1833-2002: People and State
- ISBN 13:
- 9780198731597
- author:
- Vincent, Mary
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Oxford University Press, USA
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2007
- Pages:
- 272
- Dimensions:
- 23.11 x 1.78 x 15.49 centimetres
- Genre:
- History, Europe, Spain & Portugal,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Spain, 1833-2002: A Cultural History of Politics and Identity This book explores the complex history of Spanish politics from the civil war of 1833 to the adoption of the Euro in 2002. Mary Vincent examines how ordinary people came to identify themselves as citizens and Spaniards during a period marked by violent military interventions, weak governments, and regional nationalism. Vincent argues that Spain's development was shaped by its weak state rather than a weak sense of nation, which explains both the persistence of political violence and the strength of regional identity. However, from the 1970s onwards, modernization and democratic politics led to the adoption of an additional identity - as Europeans - among all Spaniards, including Catalans and Basques. Today, Spanish politics faces similar choices to those of other western European nations, suggesting that Spain's unique identity may be a thing of the past.
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