A People Betrayed: A History of Corruption, Political Incompetence and Social Division in Modern Spain
by Paul Preston
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"Nowhere does the ceaseless struggle to maintain democracy in the face of political corruption come more alive than in Paul Preston's magisterial history of modern Spain. The culmination of a half-century of historical investigation, A People Betrayed is not only the definitive history of Spain from 1876 to 2016, but an absorbing narrative that becomes a lens for understanding the challenges that all democracies have faced in the modern world. As A People Betrayed demonstrates, Spain's show more decrepit political system led to defeat in 1898 at the hands of the United States and cost Spain the last of its major colonies. Preston shows how the humiliation and economic degradation following the loss of empire brought forth a succession of feeble governments, culminating in the tragic Spanish Civil War and the rise of Francisco Franco's fascist dictatorship. The first historical work to discuss the continuities of political unrest and national anxiety in Spain up until the present, this sweeping history illuminates the vicious political cycle that continues to create a stark gulf between the people and the elite political powers who rule over them"-- show lessTags
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The confrontational title disguises a very useful and readable political history of Spain.
Es vergonzoso conocer la realidad de la clase política desde 1874 a 2014. Pocos han habido o hay que se hayan dedicado a la política por el afán de serviir a sus conciudadanos. Casi todos ellos quieren lo que quería Z, "quiero hacerme rico".
Aunque está bien escrito es desagradable leer lo que explica. He tenido que hacer un esfuerzo para continuar conociendo lo que me duele en el alma: la corrupción de la clase política.
Aunque está bien escrito es desagradable leer lo que explica. He tenido que hacer un esfuerzo para continuar conociendo lo que me duele en el alma: la corrupción de la clase política.
Dec 5, 2021Spanish
Paul Preston emprende en esta obra el reto más atractivo para cualquier historiador: condensar su objeto de investigación en un manejable libro, reflejo de tantos años de experiencia. Con una concisión abrumadora, estas páginas exponen la historia del siglo XX en España, con el tema subyacente del desajuste entre una población deseosa de progresar y unas elites que no cesan de bloquear sus intentos.
Un pueblo traicionado es, en definitiva, una crónica sobrecogedora de la devastadora deslealtad hacia los españoles por parte de su clase política, impasible ante la realidad social del país.
Un pueblo traicionado es, en definitiva, una crónica sobrecogedora de la devastadora deslealtad hacia los españoles por parte de su clase política, impasible ante la realidad social del país.
Dec 10, 2019Spanish
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Su lectura deja un poso de amargura y desilusión por ver que los españoles no cambiamos. En cada época tenemos caciques y gente que mete la mano en la caja.
Feb 11, 2024Spanish
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Oct 27, 2020 (Edited)Catalan
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Paul Preston, the leading historian of twentieth-century Spain, tells this shocking story for the first time in English. It is a harrowing talc of how the flawed decisions of politicians can so easily and avoidably lead to tragedy.
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The Guardian Book of the Day (2020-04-02)
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- Canonical title
- A People Betrayed: A History of Corruption, Political Incompetence and Social Division in Modern Spain
- Original publication date
- 2019
- Important places
- Spain
- Important events
- Spanish Civil War
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- History, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
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- 946.074 — History & geography History of Europe Spain, Andorra, Gibraltar, Portugal Spain Ferdinand VII; Isabella II; Revolution 1868; First Republic; Alfonso XII; Alfonso XIII 1814-1931
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- JN8386 .P74 — Political Science Political institutions and public administration (Europe) Political institutions and public administration (Europe) Spain
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