Title From Franco to freedom : the roots of the transition to democracy in Spain, 1962-1982 / edited by Miguel Angel Ruiz Carnicer

Published Brighton : Sussex Academic Press, 2018

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Description 1 online resource Series Sussex studies in spanish history Sussex studies in Spanish history. Contents Cover; Sussex Studies in Spanish History; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Series Editor's Preface; 1 Introduction: From Franco to Freedom; 2 The Sociologists and the Analysis of Social (and Political) Change in Spain between 1962 and 1982; 3 The Blue Factor: Falangist Political Culture under the Franco Regime and the Transition to Democracy, 1962-1977; 4 Voting under Franco: The Elections of the Family Procuradores to the Cortes and the Limits to the Opening Up of Francoism; 5 Public Opinion and Political Culture in a Post-Fascist Dictatorship (1957-77) 6 Marcelismo (and Late Francoism): Unsuccessful Authoritarian Modernisations7 Paving the Way for the Transition? The Administrative Reform of the late 1950s; 8 The Dismantling of Spanish 'Fascism': Socio-Political Attitudes during the Late Franco Dictatorship (1962-76); The Editor and Contributors; Index; Back Cover Summary "This book brings together recent research by a group of specialists in history and sociology to provide a new reading of the late Franco dictatorship, especially in relation to its political culture. The authors focus on the election of local, trade union and national representatives, the work of the first Spanish sociologists, the struggle over administrative reform, the role of the media and the intellectuals, as well as the evolution of the dictatorship's political class and its response to the regime's decline. Not only are the politics of the late dictatorship scrutinised, but also the mechanisms that were deployed to control the fast-changing society of the 1960s and 1970s. In examining the late Franco period, the contributors do not believe that it contained the seeds of Spain's later democratization, but maintain that certain sectorial regime initiatives - electoral and political changes, an evolving discourse and an interest in political processes outside Spain - made many Spaniards aware of the dictatorship's contradictions and limitations, thereby encouraging its subsequent political and social evolution. This transformation is compared with the latter stages of the parallel dictatorship in Portugal. The great majority of Spaniards felt that the embrace of democratic freedoms and integration into the European Community was the only way forward during the Transition. But the shift from dictatorship to democracy from the 1960s onwards in Spain needs to be understood in relation to the multitude of political and social changes that took place - despite the opposition of Franco and the 'bunker' mentality of the regime. These changes manifested in a complex interaction between internal and external factors, which eventually resulted in the transformation of Spanish society itself"-- Provided by publisher "This book brings together recent research by a group of specialists in history and sociology to provide a new reading of the late Franco dictatorship, especially in relation to its political culture. The authors focus on the election of local, trade union and national representatives, the work of the first Spanish sociologists, the struggle over administrative reform, the role of the media and the intellectuals, as well as the evolution of the dictatorship's political class and its response to the regime's decline. Not only are the politics of the late dictatorship scrutinised, but also the mechanisms that were deployed to control the fast-changing society of the 1960s and 1970s. In examining the late Franco period, the contributors do not believe that it contained the seeds of Spain's later democratization, but maintain that certain sectorial regime initiatives - electoral and political changes, an evolving discourse and an interest in political processes outside Spain - made many Spaniards aware of the dictatorship's contradictions and limitations, thereby encouraging its subsequent political and social evolution. This transformation is compared with the latter stages of the parallel dictatorship in Portugal. The great majority of Spaniards felt that the embrace of democratic freedoms and integration into the European Community was the only way forward during the Transition. But the shift from dictatorship to democracy from the 1960s onwards in Spain needs to be understood in relation to the multitude of political and social changes that took place - despite the opposition of Franco and the 'bunker' mentality of the regime"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Translated from the Spanish Print version record Subject Political culture -- Spain -- History -- 20th century Democratization -- Spain -- History -- 20th century Francoism -- History HISTORY -- Europe -- Spain & Portugal. Democratization Francoism Political culture Politics and government SUBJECT Spain -- Politics and government -- 1975-1982. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85126178 Spain -- Politics and government -- 1939-1975. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85126177 Subject Spain Genre/Form History Form Electronic book Author Ruiz Carnicer, Miguel Angel., editor ISBN 9781782845423 1782845429

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