Spain

Resumen del libro

Spain's transition to democracy after Franco's long dictatorship was widely hailed as a success, ushering in three decades of unprecedented progress and prosperity. Yet over the past decade its political consensus has been under severe strain. A stable two-party system has splintered, with disruptive new parties on the far left and far right.

No government has had a majority since 2015. Michael Reid overturns the stereotypical view of Spain as a country haunted by its Francoist past. From Catalan separatism and the indignados movement to the Spanish economy's overdependence on tourism and small business, Spain's challenges can often seem unique.

But Reid is careful to emphasize the many pressures it faces in common with its European neighbors such as austerity, populism, and increasing polarization. The result is a penetrating yet rounded portrait of a vibrant country one that is more often visited than understood.

Biografía del autor

Michael Reid fue durante muchos años columnista y redactor de The Economist, así como el corresponsal en España de dicha revista entre 2016 y 2021. Es autor de El continente olvidado: Una historia de la nueva América Latina, que fue elegido por Foreign Affairs como uno de sus cien Libros del Siglo , así como de Brazil: The Troubled Rise of a Global Power, del que Irish Times ha afirmado que se trata del libro introductorio serio de rigor para cualquiera que necesite leer una historia concisa de ese país .