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Utilizing hundreds of confidential documents from authorities in the Franco government, Fear and Progress: Ordinary Lives in Franco's Spain, 1939-1975 recounts the experiences of Spanish citizens who lived during the 40-year Franco dictatorship. * Rejects traditional explanations of the length of Franco's power and the dictator's legacy* Utilizes hundreds of confidential documents from authorities in the Franco government* Provides insights into life during the Franco era: how political violence and repression were experienced; how the dictatorship exploited illusions of peace and prosperity for its own benefit; and how the regime's legacy was manipulated* Reveals the Franco government's social callousness and manipulation of events

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Book category Books in English Humanities History Regional & national history

• Full title: Fear and Progress
• Subtitle: Ordinary Lives in Franco's Spain, 1939-1975
• Author: Antonio Cazorla Sanchez
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304
• EAN: 9781405133166
• ISBN: 1405133163
• ID: 04954996
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
• Weight: 434 g
• Dimensions: 227 × 154 × 14 mm
• Date of publishing: 07. August 2009

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