Payne's study places Spain's Second Republic within the historical framework of Spanish liberalism, and the rapid modernisation of inter-war Europe. He aims to

This is the first thorough study of democratic Spain's re-emergence on the international scene. It will be required reading for students of Spanish politics and

This book addresses the changing relationships among political participation, political representation, and popular mobilization in Spain from the 1766 protest

The abrupt collapse and dissolution of the Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD), the party which governed Spain during the crucial period of the transition to d

Using a rich variety of sources, this book explores how the historical memory of the Spanish Civil War influenced the transition to democracy in Spain after Fra