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This book scrutinizes the unfolding of mass politics in Spain in the shape of the republican movement and in particular the figure of Alejandro Lerroux, who led the radical left in Barcelona in the first decade of the twentieth century. By drawing on semiotic, linguistic and psychological approaches, the author analyses populism, anticlericalism, and the role of charismatic leadership in order to account for the transformation of Spanish political life. Most crucially, populism is reinterpreted not as a movement of protest but as a strategic means of opening up the oligarchical political...

Dice Alvarez Junco en el prologo que a "Diego Hidalgo le toco representar en la historia de Espana el dificil papel de republicano de orden" y que "llamado para el Ministerio de la Guerra, adopto como proyecto modernizar el ejercito, por un lado, y atraerselo, por otro, hacia el nuevo regimen" de la II Republica; sin embargo, el estallido de la insurreccion general de octubre de 1934 -conocida como la Revolucion de Asturias- trunco su quehacer ministerial y sus aspiraciones politicas. Consciente de inmediato de su amargo papel en todos aquellos cruentos acontecimientos, se impuso escribir...

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...

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...