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Spain: What Everyone Needs to Know(r)

Spain: What Everyone Needs to Know(r)

Chislett, William

Paperback

Series: What Everyone Needs to Know(r)

General Political ScienceSpainish & Portuguese History

Publisher Price: $18.99

ISBN10: 019780618X
ISBN13: 9780197806180
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: May 8 2025
Pages: 232
Weight: 0.61
Height: 0.55 Width: 5.64 Depth: 8.28
Language: English
Spain is now the Eurozone's fourth largest economy, the second most popular tourist destination in the world, and a major player in the current world order. The nation's path to this status has followed a long and often turbulent history, involving conquest, empire, civil war, dictatorship, and a hard-fought transition to democracy, now challenged by increasing fragmentation and polarization of political life.

In the second edition of Spain: What Everyone Needs to Know(R), veteran journalist William Chislett updates his comprehensive overview of Spain's history, economy, and politics to contextualize the country's situation in the 2020s. In the concise, question-and-answer format of the What Everyone Needs to Know(R) series, Chislett covers a range of topics, including the legacy of the early Muslim presence, the influx of immigrants and the separatist Catalan region, the transition to democracy after the death of General Franco, the creation of the welfare state, the impact of European Economic Community membership, the 2008-2014 banking and real estate crisis, and the changing political landscape in the last decade. New material analyzes the watershed 2015 general election and the rise of the far right, and presents the key challenges that will shape Spain's future in the years to come.

Engaging and comprehensive, this book is an authoritative starting point for readers interested in the history and influence of the storied Spanish nation.

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