The History of Modern Spain is a comprehensive examination of Spain’s history from the beginning of the 19th century to the present day. Bringing together an impressive group of leading figures and emerging scholars in the field from the UK, Canada, the United States, Spain and other European countries, the book innovatively combines a strong and clear political narrative with chapters exploring a wide range of thematic topics, such as gender, family and sexuality, nations and nationalism, empire, environment, religion, migrations and Spain in world history. The volume includes a series of biographical sketches of influential Spaniards from intellectual, cultural, economic and political spheres which provides an interesting, alternative way into understanding the last 220 years of Spanish history. The History of Modern Spain also has a glossary, a chronology and a further reading list. This is essential reading for all students of the modern history of Spain.
List of Figures Notes on Contributors Chronology Introduction (Jose Álvarez Junco, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain and Adrian Shubert, York University, Canada) Section I – Chronologies 2. The Crisis of the Old Regime: 1808-1833 (Gregorio Alonso, University of Leeds, UK) 3. The Time of Liberalism: 1833-1874 (Maria Sierra, Universidad de Sevilla, Spain) 4. The Restoration: 1874-1914 (Javier Moreno-Luzón, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain) 5. The Contested Quest for Modernization: 1914-1936 (Nigel Townson, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain) 6. The Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939 (Angela Cenarro, University of Zaragoza, Spain) 7. The Franco Regime, 1939-1975 (Oscar Rodriguez Barreiro, University of Almería, Spain) 8. The Transition to Democracy and the Constitutional Monarchy, 1975-2016 (Pamela Radcliff, University of California San Diego, USA) Part II – Themes 9. The Economy (Leandro Prados de la Escosura, Charles III University of Madrid, Spain) 10. Nations and Nationalism (Xosé-Manoel Núñez Seixas, Ludwig Maxmillian University of Munich, Germany) 11. Gender (Aurora G. Morcillo, Florida International University, USA) 12. Ways of Life: Cities, Towns and Villages (Jesus Cruz, University of Delaware, USA) 13. Empire and Colonies (Stephen Jacobson, Pompeu Fabra University, Spain) 14. The Environment (Josefina Gómez de la Mendoza, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain) 15. Culture (Rafael Núñez Florencio, Independent Scholar) 16. Intellectuals (Santos Juliá, UNED, Madrid, Spain) 17. Social Movements (Angeles Barrio Alonso, University of Cantabria, Spain) 18. Religion (Julio de la Cueva Merino, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain) 19. Migrations (Aitana Guia, California State University-Fullerton, USA) 20. The State (Diego Palacios Cerezales, University of Stirling, UK) 21. The Military (Geoffrey Jensen, Virginia Military Institute, USA) 22. The Politics of Memory (Paloma Aguilar, UNED, Madrid, Spain and Clara Ramírez-Barat, Auschwitz Institute for Peace and Reconciliation, USA) 23. Spain in World History (Scott Eastman, Creighton University, USA) Part III – Individuals 24. Fernando VII (Emilio la Parra, University of Alicante, Spain) 25. Francisco de Arango y Parreño (Vicent Sanz, University Jaume I, Spain) 26. Juan Álvarez Mendizábal (Mark Lawrence, University of Kent, UK) 27. Countess of Mina (Maria Cruz Romeo Mateo, University of Valencia, Spain) 28. Emilia Pardo Bazán (Isabel Burdiel, University of Valencia, Spain) 29. Juan Prim (Gregorio de la Fuente Monge, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain) 30. Pablo Iglesias (Jose Álvarez Junco, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain) 31. Francesc Cambó (Enric Ucelay da Cal, Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona, Spain) 32. José Ortega y Gasset (Javier Zamora Bonilla, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain) 33. Manuel Azaña (Fernando del Rey Reguillo, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain) 34. Dolores Ibarruri, La Pasionaria (Rafael Cruz, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain) 35. Francisco Franco (Antonio Cazorla Sanchez, Trent University, Canada) 36. Manuel de Falla (Edward Baker, Independent Scholar) 37. Pilar Primo de Rivera (Inbal Ofer, The Open University of Israel) Glossary Further Reading Index
Adrian Shubert is Professor of History at York University, Toronto, Canada. He is the author of A Social History of Modern Spain, 1800-1990 (1990) and Death and Money in the Afternoon: A History of the Spanish Bullfight (2001) and the co-editor, along with Jose Alvarez Junco, of Spanish History since 1808 (2000). He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and Comendador de la Orden del Merito Civil. Jose Alvarez Junco is Professor of History at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain. He is the author of Mater Dolorosa: La idea de Espana en el siglo XIX (2001), which won the National Essay Prize in 2002 and prizes from the Fastenrath Foundation and the Royal Academy of History in 2003. He is the co-editor, along with Adrian Shubert, of Spanish History since 1808 (2000).
Reviews for The History of Modern Spain: Chronologies, Themes, Individuals
An impressive, up-to-date, and exceptionally researched glimpse into events, periods, concepts and trends, and personages of modern Spanish history. * Enrique A. Sanabria, University of New Mexico, USA * José Álvarez Junco and Adrian Shubert have brought together many of the best Spanish, British and North American scholars to provide a dazzling new history of modern Spain from 1808 to the present day. This is required reading for students and anyone interested in Spain. * Julius Ruiz, Senior Lecturer in History, University of Edinburgh, UK * [It] should be considered essential reading for all students of the modern history of Spain. While unreservedly recommended for both community, college, and university library collections, it should be noted for the personal reading lists of students and non-specialist general readers with an interest in the subject. * Midwest Book Review *
