Fear and Progress

ebook Ordinary Lives in Franco's Spain, 1939-1975 · Blackwell Ordinary Lives

By Antonio Cazorla Sánchez

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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


Fear and Progress