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Zusatztext When Spain ran the gauntlet of Basque terrorism and military subversion to reach democracy, it garnered universal admiration. In the years that followed, that image was tarnished by endemic corruption but countered by the spectacular international impact of Spanish companies. When Tobias Buck arrived in 2012, Spain was in the midst of an existential crisis. The financial crash, political corruption, the mismanagement of the Catalan independence movement and the impact of the crisis on ordinary Spaniards are perceptively analysed in his illuminating and elegant account. It is a grim story but a treat to read Informationen zum Autor Tobias Buck is Managing Editor of the Financial Times. He was born in Jugenheim, Germany and graduated from Humboldt University in Berlin, where he read law. He was previously the FT's Berlin Correspondent and before that, their Madrid Correspondent. Buck is the recipient of several prestigious journalism prizes, including a British Press Award, a Foreign Press Association Award, and a Harold Wincott Award. In 2015, Spain's International Press Club named him foreign correspondent of the year. Buck lives in London with his partner Ana, a Spanish journalist, and their son. Klappentext Tobias Buck arrived in Madrid in December 2012, in time to celebrate the bleakest Christmas the city had seen in a generation. Capital and country were reeling from a series of economic shocks that had brought Spain to the brink of ruin. The housing boom had dramatically turned to bust, a large chunk of the nation's banking system was in state hands, businesses were closing across the country, debt was spiralling out of control and unemployment levels had reached a record high. AFTER THE FALL presents a rich and vivid portrait of contemporary Spain at a critical moment in the country's history. The book tells the story of Spain's long boom and sudden bust, the brutal economic crisis that followed, and the political and social aftershocks that reverberate to this day. It explores the origins of the separatist movement in Catalonia, and its bitter clash with the Spanish government that culminated in a failed secession referendum and a divisive declaration of independence. It looks at the legacy of the Civil War and Franco dictatorship, and the continuing struggle over historical memory in Spain today. Based on five years of reporting and hundreds of interviews, AFTER THE FALL takes the reader from the offices of power in Madrid and Barcelona to the villages of the Basque country, still haunted by the memory of political violence, and to the towns of Andalusia, where an entire generation has seen its economic hopes shattered. It describes how the country has been changed by the experience of migration, and why - after decades at the margins - the far-right eventually made a return to Spanish politics. For all the problems and challenges facing Spain today, we see that amid the ruins of the crisis, the search for a new Spanish model is already underway.Spain is facing its biggest crisis since Franco - but what lead to this moment and what could it mean for Britain and the rest of Europe? Zusammenfassung Spain is facing its biggest crisis since Franco - but what lead to this moment and what could it mean for Britain and the rest of Europe?...
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Tobias Buck was the FINANCIAL TIMES Madrid correspondent from 2012 to 2017, covering Spain's economic crisis and the political aftershocks, including the Catalan campaign for secession. He is currently the FT's Berlin correspondent, but continues to travel to Spain frequently. Buck joined the FINANCIAL TIMES as a graduate trainee in 2002 and was appointed EU correspondent in Brussels one year later. From 2007 to 2012, he served as the FT's Jerusalem correspondent. He is the recipient of several journalism prizes, including a British Press Award, a Foreign Press Association Award, and a Harold Wincott Award. In 2015, Spain's International Press Club named him foreign correspondent of the year. Born in Jugenheim, Germany, in 1975, Buck has both German and British nationality. He graduated in 2001 from Humboldt University in Berlin, where he read law. He now lives in Berlin with his partner and son.
