Alejandro Lerroux and the Failure of Spanish Republican Democracy: A Political Biography (1864–1949)
Autor Roberto Villa Garciaen Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 oct 2020
Alejandro Lerroux (18641949) was one of the most polemical figures of early twentieth century Spanish politics. As leader of the Radical Republican Party and six-time prime minister between 1933 and 1935, his admirers saw him as a patriot determined to create a Republic for all citizens, while his critics denounced him as an opportunistic demagogue willing to sacrifice the Republic to its enemies. This book is the first scholarly biography in any language of this titan of modern Spanish politics. Utilising neglected primary material, Villa Garcia argues that Lerroux embodies the transition from the elitist liberal politics of the nineteenth century to the modern mass politics of the twentieth. Like the Second Republic itself, Lerroux's political career ended in failure. The work is a timely reminder to students of modern Spain that the demise of Republican democracy was not inevitable. Nevertheless, after the abrupt end to Lerroux's effort to sustain a broadly based moderate and democratic government, Spain would never again achieve stable and constitutional rule until 1977. The political defeat of Lerroux was a major turning point in the country's history, a fateful step in the failure of democracy and the coming of civil war.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781789760538
ISBN-10: 1789760534
Pagini: 264
Ilustrații: illus
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 16 mm
Greutate: 0.38 kg
Editura: Sussex Academic Press
Colecția Sussex Academic Press
ISBN-10: 1789760534
Pagini: 264
Ilustrații: illus
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 16 mm
Greutate: 0.38 kg
Editura: Sussex Academic Press
Colecția Sussex Academic Press
Cuprins
Prologue by Stanley G. Payne Introduction The Truth Betrayed: Alejandro Lerroux and his Critics Chapter 1 The Forging of a Rebel (1864-1899) Chapter 2 Revolutionary Organiser (1899-1909) Chapter 3 The Respectable Republican (1909-1923) Chapter 4 From Sceptical Conspirator to Minister of the Republic (1923-1931) Chapter 5 Leader of the Republican Opposition (1932-33) Chapter 6 Prime Minister (1933-1934) Chapter 7 A Conservative against Anarchy (1934-1935) Chapter 8 Much Ado About Nothing (1935-36) Epilogue Exile and Return (1936-1949) Notes Primary Sources and Bibliography Index
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Roberto Villa Garcia is Senior Lecturer in Political History at Rey Juan Carlos University of Madrid (Spain). Author or coauthor of El Precio de la Exclusion. La Politica en la Segunda Republica (Madrid, Encuentro, 2010), La Republica en las Urnas. El despertar de la democracia en Espana (Madrid, Marcial Pons, 2011), Espana en las Urnas. Una Historia Electoral 1810 2015 (Madrid, La Catarata, 2016) and 1936. Fraude y Violencia en las elecciones del Frente Popular (Madrid, Espasa, 2017).