{"product_id":"exhuming-franco-spains-second-transition-9780826501738","title":"Exhuming Franco: Spain's Second Transition","description":"What is left of Francisco Franco's legacy in Spain today? Franco ruled Spain as a military dictator from 1939 until his death in 1975. In October 2019, his remains were removed from the massive national monument in which they had been buried for forty-four years. For some, the exhumation confirmed that Spain has long been a modern, consolidated democracy. The reality is more complicated. In fact, the country is still deeply affected--and divided--by the dictatorial legacies of Francoism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In one short volume, \u003ci\u003eExhuming Franco\u003c\/i\u003e covers all major facets of the Francoist legacy today, combining research and analysis with reportage and interviews. This book is critical of Spanish democracy; yet, as the final chapter makes clear, Spain is one of many countries facing difficult questions about a conflictive past. To make things worse, the rise of a new, right-wing nationalist revisionism across the West threatens to undo much of the progress made in the past couple of decades when it comes to issues of historical justice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSebastiaan Faber\u003c\/b\u003e, professor of Hispanic studies at Oberlin College, is the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eMemory Battles of the Spanish Civil War\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eExile and Cultural Hegemony: Spanish Intellectuals in Mexico, 1939-1975\u003c\/i\u003e (both published by Vanderbilt University Press).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vanderbilt University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50860465389842,"sku":"9780826501738","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_05f94034-a797-45a6-b0e5-5ba5fcb57525.jpg?v=1737574793","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/exhuming-franco-spains-second-transition-9780826501738","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}