Twentieth-century Spain Politics and Society in Spain, 1898-1998

Twentieth-Century Spain tells the gripping story of this country's long and often painful struggle towards modernity. During this period, Spain has seen two monarchies, one republic, two dictatorships and one of the bloodiest civil wars in Europe's recent history. This book provides a comprehensive, thorough and detailed analysis of Spain's political, social and economic evolution throughout this century. It examines the crisis and collapse of clientelist politics and the attempts at reform during the inter-war years through military dictatorship and progressive republic. The choice was ultimately to be decided by three years of civil war fought between the left-wing Republican forces and the Nationalists, led by General Franco and backed by Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy.