Spain: What Everyone Needs to Know®

— —

William Chislett (Emeritus Senior Research Fellow, Emeritus Senior Research Fellow, Elcano Royal Institute)

Spain

What Everyone Needs to Know®

William Chislett (Emeritus Senior Research Fellow, Emeritus Senior Research Fellow, Elcano Royal Institute)

$34.95

Paperback

Forthcoming
Pre-Order now

QTY:

English

Oxford University Press Inc
07 August 2025

Geopolitics; EU & European institutions

Series: What Everyone Needs To Know®

Spain is now the Eurozone's third 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®, 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® 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.

By: William Chislett (Emeritus Senior Research Fellow Emeritus Senior Research Fellow Elcano Royal Institute)
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 143mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 277g
ISBN: 9780197806180
ISBN 10: 019780618X
Series: What Everyone Needs To Know®
Pages: 232
Publication Date: 07 August 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

William Chislett is a writer who has lived in Madrid since 1986. He covered Spain's transition to democracy (1975-78) for The Times of London and was later the Mexico correspondent for the Financial Times (1978-84). He is emeritus senior research fellow at the Elcano Royal Institute. He was granted Spanish nationality in 2021 by Royal Decree.