Nineteenth century Spain deserves wider readership. Bedevilled by lost empires, wars, political instability and frustrated modernisation, the country appeared backward in relation to northern Europe and even in relation to much of its own geographical periphery. This new history, the first survey of its kind in English in more than a hundred years, offers a fresh perspective on this century, showing how and why elements of backwardness and modernity ran in parallel through Spain. Bounded by the military and imperial crises of 1808 and 1898, this study pays special attention to the experience of war on politics and society, and integrates the latest historical debates in its analysis.
| ISBN: | 9780367786045 |
| Publication date: | 31st March 2021 |
| Author: | Mark Lawrence |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 206 pages |
| Series: | Routledge/Canada Blanch Studies on Contemporary Spain |
| Genres: |
European history History and Archaeology Right-of-centre democratic ideologies Colonialism and imperialism Nationalism |