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España: de la Restauración a la democracia, 1875-1980

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La Constitución liberal de Cádiz de 1812 estableció un modelo para los demócratas progresistas de la época, pero al mismo tiempo supuso la imposición de instituciones avanzadas en una sociedad conservadora y atrasada tanto económicamente como socialmente. Esta situación provocó de forma inevitable tensiones de todo tipo. Raymond Carr argumenta que justamente estas tensiones explican gran parte de la historia española contemporánea. Su análisis comienza con la «revolución de septiembre» de 1868 y culmina en la década de los ochenta. Hubo diferentes regímenes que no pudieron conquistar a la «masa neutral» haciéndola superar su apatía política, pero, a partir de 1831, la repentina movilización de la Segunda República hizo estallar conflictos que habían estado latentes en los regímenes anteriores. A partir de la Guerra Civil, España entra en un período de cuarenta años de drástica «cirugía». En los años setenta y ochenta, España afronta dificultades similares a las de sus vecinos democráticos, aunque también debe solucionar una problemática específica y peculiar, la distribución regional.

272 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1983

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January 20, 2024
This greatly enriched my first ever trip to Spain earlier this month. Before reading this, most of modern Spanish history was unfamiliar to me—aside from some reading many years ago on the Civil War. Carr is aware that this is more well-trodden territory to Anglophone audiences, and therefore he focuses on the 60-year period before the war began, before giving a brief overview of the war and a reflection on Francoism and the prospects of a post-Franco Spain (the book was finished in 1979). Carr is concise and engaging in his analysis of Spanish politics. He creates a running theme around what he sees as the apathy, apoliticism, and regionalism of the Spanish people throughout this period (surely this would come across as an unflattering point to some—it surprises me that Carr was awarded the Order of Alfonso X el Sabio by King Juan Carlos in 1983). Be warned: Carr assumes knowledge of British politics of the period in question, as he often compares Spain to Britain in an effort to create some common ground with the reader. I’m now eager to know more about the Franco and post-Franco periods. I saw in a bookshop the other day that there’s a new Penguin History of Modern Spain. I’m hoping this might satisfy my curiosity, if time permits! But I’m sure it won’t have any of the creaky St Anthony’s College charm of Carr’s book.
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May 26, 2021
Bien qu'il nous fasse comprendre l'importance de l'armée, de la culture militaire et des traditions putschistes qui viennent avec, l'auteur défend une vision trop circonspecte de l'Espagne de l'époque oubliant à l'inscrire dans la mouvance internationale. En ce sens, l'auteur ne réserve que deux lignes dans le chapitre traitant de la guerre civile espagnole pour souligner l'apport de l'URSS dans le ravitaillement des troupes républicaines. Il oublie de faire mention de la guerre par proxy qui a lieu au même moment opposant fascisme et communisme. Les derniers chapitres sont les plus intéressants puisque dominée par la figure de Franco l'auteur évite de se perdre dans la sur description d'une scène politique morcelée par son hétérogénéité.
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January 12, 2023
Very good and concise summary of the main events in this tumultuous time in Spanish history. My only negative remark would be around the amount of time the author delves into XIX century stuff while it's important to have this background, there is too much detail on this part for such a short book.
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