Description
Book SynopsisBeginning with the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy in 1875 and ending with the death of General Francisco Franco in 1975, this book explores the intersection of education and nationalism in Spain. It is suitable for scholars with interests in modern European cultural politics, processes of state consolidation, and the history of education.
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Table of ContentsList of IllustrationsAbbreviations Used in the Text and the NotesPrefaceCh. 1The Spanish Educational System and Its Critics, 1857-19003Ch. 2National Regeneration and Educational Reform, 1898-192341Ch. 3History Invented: History Education and the Liberal State65Ch. 4History Remembered: Catholic Integrism and the Sacralization of the National Past99Ch. 5History Recovered: Rafael Altamira and National Regeneration122Ch. 6The Primo de Rivera Dictatorship, 1923-1930: The Origins of "National Catholicism"165Ch. 7History and the Creation of a Republican Civic Culture, 1931-1936194Ch. 8History as Therapy: The Franquist Dictatorship, 1936-1953232Ch. 9Historical Amnesia: The Franco Regime, 1953-1975273Conclusion: History and National Identity302Bibliography309Index349
