Spain and the Great Powers in the Twentieth Century / Edition 1

by Sebastian Balfour, Paul Preston, Professor Paul Preston

Overview

Spain and the Great Powers in the Twentieth Centuryexamines the international context to, and influences on, Spanish history and politics from 1898 to the present day. Spanish history is necessarily international, with the significance of Spain's neutrality in the First World War and the global influences on the outcome of the Spanish Civil War.
Taking the Defeat in the Spanish American war of 1898 as a starting point, the book includes surveys on: *the crisis of neutrality during the First World War *foreign policy under the dictatorship of Primo de Rivera *the allies and the Spanish Civil War *Nazi Germany and Franco's Spain *Spain and the Cold War *relations with the United States
This book traces the important topic of modern Spanish diplomacy up to the present day

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415180788
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/15/1999
Series:	Routledge/Canada Blanch Studies on Contemporary Spain
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Sebastian Balfour is Reader and Paul Preston is Professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science.