The Spanish Frustration

Description

An interpretation of Spain’s past and present

Old troubles with remote origins persist in modern Spain, including huge public debts, extensive corruption, widespread unlawfulness, oligarchical politics, territorial splits, and permanent protests and riots. When did Spain screw up? The Spanish Frustration provides an interpretation of several important aspects of present-day Spain and its past stories. It argues that, in the long term, Spain missed the opportunity to become a consolidated modern nation-state because it was entangled in imperial adventures for several centuries when it should have been building a solid domestic basis for further endeavors. In short: a ruinous empire made a weak state, which built an incomplete nation, which sustains a minority democracy.

Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. A Ruinous Empire; 3. A Weak State; 4. An Incomplete Nation; 5. A Minority Democracy; 6. Conclusion: Transitioning Outward; 7. Sources; Notes; Index.

Subjects

• Books
• Actualité et débat de société
• Politics
• HISTORY
• POLITICAL SCIENCE
• Comparative politics
• Spain
• History of Europe
• World
• Spain (groupe)
• European
• Portugal
• Europe

Informations

• Published by: Anthem Press
• Published: 21 June 2019
• Reads: 0
• EAN13: 9781783089901
• Language: English

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