Description
Book SynopsisA growing body of readers is rediscovering Francis Graham Wilson's tremendous contribution to the study of politics and humane learning. In this volume he offers an extensive assessment of the nature of politics and the search for order in Spanish politics, concentrating on the central figures who defended the Church and communities during the Spanish Civil War.
The book argues for the uniqueness of Spain among the other countries of Europe. For Wilson, the most salutary attribute of Spanish politics is found in the assemblage of smaller groupings of the citizenry within the larger society in communities; and it is in the smaller association that the most important aspects of moral, social and political life were nurtured. Part 1 includes assessments of three eminent Spanish traditionalists, Juan Donoso CortÃs, Jaime Balmes, and MenÃndez Pelayo, as well as studies of central figures from the period of the Spanish Civil WarâJosà Antonio and Ramiro de Maeztu. The final chapters
Table of Contents
Introduction Foreword to Original Edition (1967) Part 1: Political Thought in National Spain 1. The Resurgence of Spanish Tradition 2. Juan Donoso Cortés: A Diagnosis of Crisis 3. Jaime Balmes: The Christian Philosophy of History 4. The Great Restorer: Menéndez Pelayo 5. José Antonio: The Revolutionary Passion 6. Ramiro de Maeztu: Critic of the Revolution 7. Spain: A European Example Part 2: An Anchor in the Latin Mind 8. Intellectuals: Latin, Liberals and Aristocratic 9. Order and Legitimacy
