Dirty War, Clean Hands - Eta, the Gal and Spanish Democracy, Second Edition

Klappentext Spain's transition from the Franco dictatorship to a democratic state has been widely regarded as exemplary. However, this powerfully written book reveals that as Spain's first post-transition government attempted to destroy the Basque separatist group ETA, it adopted the very policies of indiscriminate terror that had characterized Franco's authoritarian regime and ETA's own strategy. Furthermore, the anti-terrorist liberation group GAL was organized and secretly funded by the government. For this paperback edition the text has been revised and thoroughly updated. Zusammenfassung Spain's transition from the Franco dictatorship to a democratic state has been widely regarded as exemplary. In this narrative! Paddy Woodworth analyzes what happens when a democracy abandons the rule of law! showing how state terror has strengthened revolutionary terrorism.

Product details

• Authors: Paddy Woodworth, Woodworth Paddy
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.01.2003
• EAN: 9780300097504
• ISBN: 978-0-300-09750-4
• No. of pages: 512
• Series: Yale Nota Bene; Nota bene; Yale Nota Bene
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education