Spanish Politics: Democracy after DictatorshipISBN: 978-0-7456-3992-5
Hardcover
224 pages
July 2008, Polity
Other Available Formats: Paperback
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- The most comprehensive introductory textbook on contemporary
Spanish politics currently available
- Shows how Spain made a smooth transition from authoritarian to
democratic rule
- Each chapter in the book is devoted to a different aspect of
this process, from its origins in the political traumas of Spanish
history, to its implications for the evolution of the party system,
the state, civil society and the economy
- Analyses the consequences of the socialist administration of
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero and his controversial
policies such as same-sex marriages and negotiations with the
Basque terrorist organization ETA
- Clear and accessible, this is essential reading for students and scholars of contemporary Spanish politics and comparative democratization