Historical Dictionary of Spain

Third Edition

Angel Smith

Since Spain’s transition to democracy there has been rapid economic modernization, the establishment of a functioning liberal democracy, and a cultural renaissance. One area in which ordinary Spaniards have noted a massive change since the 1970s has been in the transformation of the road and rail networks, and also in local amenities—from sporting facilities to centers for the aged. Also impressive is the cleanliness of Spanish cities and the efforts put into town planning. And from the 1980s the country also built a successful public health system. As a result, for the first time since the 19th century Spaniards can largely look toward the West without any sense of inferiority (though, in recent years, confidence has been hit by the deep recession of 2008–2011 and the constant corruption scandals).

This third edition of Historical Dictionary of Spain contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Spain.

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Pages: 830 • Trim: 6¼ x 9⅜

978-1-5381-0882-6 • Hardback • December 2017 • $219.00 • (£169.00)

978-1-5381-0883-3 • eBook • December 2017 • $208.00 • (£162.00)

Series: Historical Dictionaries of Europe

Subjects: History / Europe / Spain & Portugal, Reference / Dictionaries

Historical Dictionary of Spain

Third Edition

Hardback

eBook

Summary

Since Spain’s transition to democracy there has been rapid economic modernization, the establishment of a functioning liberal democracy, and a cultural renaissance. One area in which ordinary Spaniards have noted a massive change since the 1970s has been in the transformation of the road and rail networks, and also in local amenities—from sporting facilities to centers for the aged. Also impressive is the cleanliness of Spanish cities and the efforts put into town planning. And from the 1980s the country also built a successful public health system. As a result, for the first time since the 19th century Spaniards can largely look toward the West without any sense of inferiority (though, in recent years, confidence has been hit by the deep recession of 2008–2011 and the constant corruption scandals).

This third edition of Historical Dictionary of Spain contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Spain.

Details

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Pages: 830 • Trim: 6¼ x 9⅜

978-1-5381-0882-6 • Hardback • December 2017 • $219.00 • (£169.00)

978-1-5381-0883-3 • eBook • December 2017 • $208.00 • (£162.00)

Series: Historical Dictionaries of Europe

Subjects: History / Europe / Spain & Portugal, Reference / Dictionaries

Author

Angel Smith is a reader in modern Spanish history at the University of Leeds. He has worked extensively in the areas of social and labor history, the crisis of early 20th century Spanish liberalism, and nationalisms and national identities in Spain.

Table of Contents

Editor’s Foreword, by Jon Woronoff
Reader’s Note
List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
Chronology
Introduction
The Dictionary
Appendixes
Bibliography
About the Author

Reviews

Like other titles in the various historical dictionary series, this one begins with a chronology (1469-April 27, 2017), a list of abbreviations and acronyms, and a general introduction that covers the land and people, the period of Spanish empire (1479-1898), the Spanish Civil War, the period of democracy building, and globalization, among many other things. As expected, the entries (approximately 700) are listed in an A to Z format; they may contain bold-face cross-references and see references. Entries vary in length from a short paragraph to many pages—the Franco Regime entry comprises nearly ten pages. For those wanting to do further reading and research, there is a nearly eighty-page bibliography divided by topic so users can jump, for example, to works on Basque nationalism. The last edition of this book was published nearly a decade ago. This updated version incorporates vital political, economic, and other changes in Spain over the last ten years and is recommended for public and academic libraries.
— American Reference Books Annual

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