Description:
David T. Gies offers a comprehensive account of modern Spanish culture by providing analyses of the historical and political background of modern Spain. He traces its dramatic and often unexpected development from its beginnings after the Revolution of 1868 to the present day. Spain's recent development is discussed by Professor Gies in three main phases: from 1868 to the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War; the period of the dictatorship of Francisco Franco; and the post-Franco arrival of democracy. Speaker(s):
David T. Gies, professor, Department of Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese, University of Virginia
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