Modern Spain - 1808 to the Present

Informationen zum Autor Pamela Beth Radcliff is Professor of History at the University of California, San Diego. She is the author of From Mobilization to Civil War: The Politics of Polarization in the Spanish City of Gijon, 1900-1937 (1996), Making Democratic Citizens in Spain: Civil Society and the Popular Origins of the Transition, 1960-1978 (2011)and co-editor of Constructing Spanish Womanhood: Female Identity in Modern Spain (1999). Klappentext Modern Spain: 1808 to the Present is a comprehensive overview of Spanish history from the Napoleonic era to the present day.* Places a large emphasis on Spain's place within broader European and global history* The chronological political narrative is enriched by separate chapters on long term economic, social and cultural developments* This presentation of modern Spanish history incorporates the latest thinking on key issues of modernity, social movements, nationalism, democratization and democracy Zusammenfassung Modern Spain: 1808 to the Present is a comprehensive overview of Spanish history from the Napoleonic era to the present day. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Maps xi Preface xii Acknowledgments xvi Abbreviations and Glossary of Foreign Terms xviii Political Chronology of Spanish History, 1808-2016 xxii Part I: 1808-1868: The Era of the Liberal Revolution 1 1 Spain in the "Age of Revolutions" 3 Spain in Europe and the World, 1780s-1820 4 A Snapshot of the Economy: Gradual Growth 7 Uneven Regional Development: Center/Periphery Divide 10 The Mediterranean Regional Network 10 The North Atlantic Regional Network 11 Regional Networks of the Center 12 Demography: A Growth Pattern 14 Characteristics of the Population: Occupation and Social Structure 15 Culture and Community 18 Political Crisis, 1808-1814 20 Dynastic Crisis 20 War and Resistance 21 The Cortes of Cádiz and the Constitution of 1812 22 A Spanish "Constitutional Culture" 23 The End of the Revolutionary Era 25 Conclusion 26 2 Political Transformation: From the Old Regime to the Liberal State, 1814-1868 28 Introduction: The Liberal Revolution in Comparative Context 28 The Major Players 31 Moderate and Progressive Parties 31 The Military and Pronunciamientos 32 The Crown 32 Popular/Local Mobilization 33 Counter?]revolution: Carlists 33 The Catholic Church 34 Chronology: From the Restoration of Absolutism to the Construction and Crisis of the Liberal State, 1814-1868 35 1814-1833: The Restoration and Demise of the Absolutist State 35 Restoration of Absolutism, 1814-1820 35 The Liberal "Trienio," 1820-23 36 Return to Absolutism, 1823-34 38 1833-1845: The Construction of the Liberal State 39 The Carlist War 39 Moderate and Progressive Constitutions and Platforms 40 The Parameters of a Liberal Political, Juridical and Administrative Order, 1833-45 42 1845-1868: The Liberal State: From Consolidation to Crisis 44 Conclusion: Achievements and Limits of the Liberal Political Transformation 45 Part II: 1868-1923: The Emergence of Mass Politics 49 3 Politics on the Margins of the Liberal State: From 1848 to the "Sexenio" (1868-1874) 51 Introduction: Mid?]Nineteenth?]century Popular Politics in Comparative Perspective 51 The Major Players 54 Carlists 54 Cuban Separatists 55 Democrats and Republicans 56 The Labor Movement and the First International 58 The First Democracy: The Sexenio, 1868-1874 60 The September 1868 Revolution 60 The Democratic Monarchy (June 1869-February 1873) 61 The Republic (February 12, 1873-January 4, 1874) 63 Conclusion 6...

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Maps xi
 
Preface xii
 
Acknowledgments xvi
 
Abbreviations and Glossary of Foreign Terms xviii
 
Political Chronology of Spanish History, 1808-2016 xxii
 
Part I: 1808-1868: The Era of the Liberal Revolution 1
 
1 Spain in the "Age of Revolutions" 3
 
Spain in Europe and the World, 1780s-1820 4
 
A Snapshot of the Economy: Gradual Growth 7
 
Uneven Regional Development: Center/Periphery Divide 10
 
The Mediterranean Regional Network 10
 
The North Atlantic Regional Network 11
 
Regional Networks of the Center 12
 
Demography: A Growth Pattern 14
 
Characteristics of the Population: Occupation and Social Structure 15
 
Culture and Community 18
 
Political Crisis, 1808-1814 20
 
Dynastic Crisis 20
 
War and Resistance 21
 
The Cortes of Cádiz and the Constitution of 1812 22
 
A Spanish "Constitutional Culture" 23
 
The End of the Revolutionary Era 25
 
Conclusion 26
 
2 Political Transformation: From the Old Regime to the Liberal State, 1814-1868 28
 
Introduction: The Liberal Revolution in Comparative Context 28
 
The Major Players 31
 
Moderate and Progressive Parties 31
 
The Military and Pronunciamientos 32
 
The Crown 32
 
Popular/Local Mobilization 33
 
Counter?]revolution: Carlists 33
 
The Catholic Church 34
 
Chronology: From the Restoration of Absolutism to the Construction and Crisis of the Liberal State, 1814-1868 35
 
1814-1833: The Restoration and Demise of the Absolutist State 35
 
Restoration of Absolutism, 1814-1820 35
 
The Liberal "Trienio," 1820-23 36
 
Return to Absolutism, 1823-34 38
 
1833-1845: The Construction of the Liberal State 39
 
The Carlist War 39
 
Moderate and Progressive Constitutions and Platforms 40
 
The Parameters of a Liberal Political, Juridical and Administrative Order, 1833-45 42
 
1845-1868: The Liberal State: From Consolidation to Crisis 44
 
Conclusion: Achievements and Limits of the Liberal Political Transformation 45
 
Part II: 1868-1923: The Emergence of Mass Politics 49
 
3 Politics on the Margins of the Liberal State: From 1848 to the "Sexenio" (1868-1874) 51
 
Introduction: Mid?]Nineteenth?]century Popular Politics in Comparative Perspective 51
 
The Major Players 54
 
Carlists 54
 
Cuban Separatists 55
 
Democrats and Republicans 56
 
The Labor Movement and the First International 58
 
The First Democracy: The Sexenio, 1868-1874 60
 
The September 1868 Revolution 60
 
The Democratic Monarchy (June 1869-February 1873) 61
 
The Republic (February 12, 1873-January 4, 1874) 63
 
Conclusion 65
 
4 A New Era of Liberal Politics: The Second Restoration, 1875-1898 67
 
The Restoration in Comparative Context: State,
 
Nation, Empire and Democracy 68
 
The Multiple Faces of the Restoration Regime 71
 
Constructing a New Constitutional Regime: Antonio Cánovas del Castillo and the turno pacífico 71
 
The Dark Side of the Turno: Electoral Fraud and Caciquismo 74
 
Evaluating the Constraints and Opportunities of Restoration Politics 75
 
Constraints on Political Liberties Imposed by the State 75
 
Political Constraints and Opportunities: The View "From Below" 77
 
The "Disaster" of 1898: The Start of a New Era? 80
 
5 Restoration Politics: From Fin de Siècle to Postwar Crisis, 1898-1923 83
 
Introduction: Early Twentieth?]Century Spanish Politics in Comparati

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Pamela Radcliff, Pamela Beth Radcliff, Pb Radcliff
• Verlag: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 31.05.2017
• EAN: 9781405186797
• ISBN: 978-1-4051-8679-7
• Seiten: 384
• Serien: A New History of Modern Europe (NWME); New History of Modern Europe; A New History of Modern Europe; A New History of Modern Europe (NWME); New History of Modern Europe
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Neuzeit bis 1918; Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges; Geschichte, Spanien, History, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Geschichte der Neuzeit (1780-1900), Modern History (1780-1900), Spanien /Geschichte