Lecture 4: Spain and the World (1976-1992)
Spain on the international stage. Was Spain a European, a Mediterranean, or an American power? The fourth lecture in the Spain 1959–1992 series is in ...
Spain: 1959 - 1992
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In the 20th century, Spain went through civil war, four decades of Francoism, transition to democracy, and re-emergence onto the international stage. Each lecture in this series focuses on one question, one primary source, and one novel, and is aimed at undergraduate and graduate students of History, Politics, and Spanish at the University of Oxford.
Lecture 3: Institutions of Democracy: King, President, Parliament, and Autonomous Communities
Democratic institution building. Lecture three uses Javier Cercas’ 2007 novel The Anatomy of a Moment to discuss Spain’s 23 February 1981 attempted mi...
Lecture 2: The Spanish Transition (1975-1978)
Spain's transition from dictatorship to democracy in the 1970s. Lecture two asks whether Spain’s transition from dictatorship to democracy in the mid-...
Lecture 1: Development and Dissent in Franco's Spain (1959-1975)
Economic development and political dissent in Franco's Spain. The first lecture in this series focuses on economic development and political dissent i...