- Rejects traditional explanations of the length of Franco's power and the dictator's legacy
- Utilizes hundreds of confidential documents from authorities in the Franco government
- Provides insights into life during the Franco era: how political violence and repression were experienced; how the dictatorship exploited illusions of peace and prosperity for its own benefit; and how the regime's legacy was manipulated
- Reveals the Franco government's social callousness and manipulation of events
Fear and Progress: Ordinary Lives in Franco's Spain, 1939-1975 (Blackwell Ordinary Lives)
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Author(s)Antonio Cazorla Sánchez
PublisherWiley-Blackwell
ISBN / ASIN1405133155
ISBN-139781405133159
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MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
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Utilizing hundreds of confidential documents from authorities in the Franco government, Fear and Progress: Ordinary Lives in Franco's Spain, 1939-1975 recounts the experiences of Spanish citizens who lived during the 40-year Franco dictatorship.