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Fear and Progress

Fear and Progress Ordinary Lives in Franco's Spain, 1939-1975

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Fear and Progress

Ordinary Lives in Franco's Spain, 1939-1975

Antonio Cazorla Sánchez

History / Modern / 20th Century / General

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.
  • 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

Antonio Cazorla Sánchez is Associate Professor of History at Trent University. He is the author of two books and numerous articles on Franco's Spain.


Publication Date: 31 August 2009
Publisher: Wiley
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN-13: 9781405133166
Format: Paperback / softback
Page Count: 304
Weight (oz): 15.36

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