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Modernizing the Nation: Spain During the Reign of Alfonso XIII, 1902-1931 (Sussex Studies in Spanish History)
Javier Moreno Luzon
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Description for Modernizing the Nation: Spain During the Reign of Alfonso XIII, 1902-1931 (Sussex Studies in Spanish History)
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBWP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 312.
This book is a new short history of Spain during a crucial period, the reign of Alfonso XIII (19021931). Traditionally, this has been seen as a time that epitomized the worst features of old Spain': a backward country, poor and chronically unequal, with a government dominated by a tiny oligarchy ruling over a corrupt system an anomaly in Western Europe. However, this study, in line with the most recent historiography, offers a new insight into the period as one that was actually characterized by extensive modernization in Spanish society and politics. Spain experienced, albeit in an unbalanced way, many ... Read more
This book is a new short history of Spain during a crucial period, the reign of Alfonso XIII (19021931). Traditionally, this has been seen as a time that epitomized the worst features of old Spain': a backward country, poor and chronically unequal, with a government dominated by a tiny oligarchy ruling over a corrupt system an anomaly in Western Europe. However, this study, in line with the most recent historiography, offers a new insight into the period as one that was actually characterized by extensive modernization in Spanish society and politics. Spain experienced, albeit in an unbalanced way, many ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
312g
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Brighton, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845198107
SKU
V9781845198107
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About Javier Moreno Luzon
Javier Moreno Luzon is Professor of History at the Universidad Complutense in Madrid. A specialist in the political life of modern Spain, he has published several books and articles on political clientelism, elites, political parties, elections, the monarchy and Spanish nationalism in early 20th-century Spain.
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