The Spanish frustration: how a ruinous empire thwarted the nation-state

Old troubles with remote origins persist in modern Spain, including huge public debts, extensive corruption, widespread unlawfulness, oligarchical politics, territorial splits, and permanent protests and riots. When did Spain screw up? "The Spanish Frustration" provides an interpretation o...

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Main Author: Colomer, Josep Maria 1949- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London Anthem Press 2019
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Summary:Old troubles with remote origins persist in modern Spain, including huge public debts, extensive corruption, widespread unlawfulness, oligarchical politics, territorial splits, and permanent protests and riots. When did Spain screw up? "The Spanish Frustration" provides an interpretation of several important aspects of present-day Spain and its past stories. It argues that, in the long term, Spain missed the opportunity to become a consolidated modern nation-state because it was entangled in imperial adventures for several centuries when it should have been building a solid domestic basis for further endeavours. In short: a ruinous empire made a weak state, which built an incomplete nation, which sustains a minority democracy
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Introduction: When did Spain screw up? -- A ruinous empire -- A weak state -- An incomplete nation -- A minority democracy -- Conclusion: Transitioning outward
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xii, 196 Seiten)
ISBN:9781783089895

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