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Modern Spain: 1808 to the Present is a comprehensive overview of Spanish history from the Napoleonic era to the present day.
Places a large emphasis on Spain´s place within broader European and global history
The chronological political narrative is enriched by separate chapters on long term economic, social and cultural developments
This presentation of modern Spanish history incorporates the latest thinking on key issues of modernity, social movements, nationalism, democratization and democracy
TABLE OF CONTENTS
List of Maps xi
Preface xii
Acknowledgments xvi
Abbreviations and Glossary of Foreign Terms xviii
Political Chronology of Spanish History, 1808-2016 xxii
Part I: 1808-1868: The Era of the Liberal Revolution 1
1 Spain in the "Age of Revolutionsö 3
Spain in Europe and the World, 1780s-1820 4
A Snapshot of the Economy: Gradual Growth 7
Uneven Regional Development: Center/Periphery Divide 10
The Mediterranean Regional Network 10
The North Atlantic Regional Network 11
Regional Networks of the Center 12
Demography: A Growth Pattern 14
Characteristics of the Population: Occupation and Social Structure 15
Culture and Community 18
Political Crisis, 1808-1814 20
Dynastic Crisis 20
War and Resistance 21
The Cortes of Cádiz and the Constitution of 1812 22
A Spanish "Constitutional Cultureö 23
The End of the Revolutionary Era 25
Conclusion 26
2 Political Transformation: From the Old Regime to the Liberal State, 1814-1868 28
Introduction: The Liberal Revolution in Comparative Context 28
The Major Players 31
Moderate and Progressive Parties 31
The Military and Pronunciamientos 32
The Crown 32
Popular/Local Mobilization 33
Counterü]revolution: Carlists 33
The Catholic Church 34
Chronology: From the Restoration of Absolutism to the Construction and Crisis of the Liberal State, 1814-1868 35
1814-1833: The Restoration and Demise of the Absolutist State 35
Restoration of Absolutism, 1814-1820 35
The Liberal "Trienio,ö 1820-23 36
Return to Absolutism, 1823-34 38
1833-1845: The Construction of the Liberal State 39
The Carlist War 39
Moderate and Progressive Constitutions and Platforms 40
The Parameters of a Liberal Political, Juridical and Administrative Order, 1833-45 42
1845-1868: The Liberal State: From Consolidation to Crisis 44
Conclusion: Achievements and Limits of the Liberal Political Transformation 45
Part II: 1868-1923: The Emergence of Mass Politics 49
3 Politics on the Margins of the Liberal State: From 1848 to the "Sexenioö (1868-1874) 51
Introduction: Midü]Nineteenthü]century Popular Politics in Comparative Perspective 51
The Major Players 54
Carlists 54
Cuban Separatists 55
Democrats and Republicans 56
The Labor Movement and the First International 58
The First Democracy: The Sexenio, 1868-1874 60
The September 1868 Revolution 60
The Democratic Monarchy (June 1869-February 1873) 61
The Republic (February 12, 1873-January 4, 1874) 63
Conclusion 65
4 A New Era of Liberal Politics: The Second Restoration, 1875-1898 67
The Restoration in Comparative Context: State,
Nation, Empire and Democracy 68
The Multiple Faces of the Restoration Regime 71
Constructing a New Constitutional Regime: Antonio Cánovas del Castillo and the turno pacífico 71
The Dark Side of the Turno: Electoral Fraud and Caciquismo 74
Evaluating the Constraints and Opportunities of Restoration Politics 75
Constraints on Political Liberties Imposed by the State 75
Political Constraints and Opportunities: The View "From Belowö 77
The "Disasterö of 1898: The Start of a New Era? 80
5 Restoration Politics: From Fin de Siècle to Postwar Crisis, 1898-1923 83
Introduction: Early Twentiethü]Century Spanish Politics in Comparative Context 83
1898-1914: Efforts to Reform the Regime "From Aboveö 85
The Conservative Party and Antonio Maura 86
The Liberal Party and José Canalejas 87
1914-23: From Elite Reform to Mass Mobilization: Alternative Political Projects 90
The First World War in Spain 90
From the Turno to Fragmentation of the Liberal and Conservative Parties, 1913-23 91
Movements on the Right 92
Catholic Mobilization 92
Basque Nationalism (PNV/CNV) 93
Mauristas/Spanish Nationalism 94
Movements on the Left 95
Socialists (PSOE/UGT) 95
Anarchoü]syndicalists (CNT) 96
Movements of the Center 97
Republicanism 97
Catalanism/LLiga 98
Turning Points in the Crisis of the Restoration, 1917-23 99
The Democratic Assembly Movement, 1917 100
The La Canadiense Strike, 1919 101
A Last Effort at Reform "From Above,ö 1920-23? 102
Conclusion 103
Part III: The Long View: Social, Economic and Cultural Change, 1830-1930 105
6 Economic and Demographic Evolution: 1830-1930 107
Spain in the World Economy, 1830-1930 108
General Economic and Population Trends: Gradual Growth and Structural Evolution 110
The Agricultural Sector 113
The Industrial Sector 115
Uneven Regional Development: Center/Periphery Divide 118
Conclusion: Missed Opportunities or Inherent Constraints? 120
7 Culture and Society, 1830-1930 122
Introduction: Social and Cultural Evolution in Comparative Perspective 122
The Social Order: Evolution and Diversity 124
A Hybrid Elite 125
The Urban Middle Classes 126
The Popular Classes or "el puebloö 127
Rural Society 128
Sociability and Identity: A Diverse and Evolving Cultural Landscape 129
A New Urban Culture: Encoding Social Hierarchy in the Public Sphere 130
On the Margins of Middle Class Culture: The Avantü]Garde and the Modern Woman 133
Urban Popular Sociability and Mass Culture 134
The Catholic Church, Religion and Rural Society 136
Local, Regional and National Cultures and Identities 139
Conclusion 142
Part IV: Dictatorship and Democracy, 1923-Present 143
8 The First Dictatorship: The Primo de Rivera Regime, 1923-1930 145
Introduction: The Primo Regime in Comparative Perspective 145
From Coup to "Temporaryö Dictatorship, 1923-1925 148
Elements of a New Kind of Dictatorship: The Civil Directory, 1925-1929 149
Labor Relations 150
Nationalization Campaigns 151
Authoritarian Development 153
End of the Dictatorship, 1929-1930 154
Political Transition to a Republic, 1930-1931 155
Conclusion 156
9 The Second Republic: 1931-1936 158
The Second Republic in Comparative Perspective 159
Periodization: The Shifting Majority Coalitions of the Second Republic 161
The First Biennium (1931-1933): Pursuing a Center/Left Majority Coalition 164
What Went Wrong with the First Biennium? 167
Mobilizing against the Coalition 167
A Disintegrating Majority Coalition 169
The Second Biennium, 1933-1935: Pursuing a Center/Right Majority Coalition 173
What Went Wrong with the Second Biennium? 175
Mobilizing against the Coalition 176
An Unconsolida