Pragmatists, joiners and belongers: Democratization and the culture of mass politics in Spain

Peter McDonough, Samuel H. Barnes, Antonio López Pina and Josefina Figueira-McDonough
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Peter McDonough: Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empreariales. Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
Samuel H. Barnes: Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empreariales. Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
Antonio López Pina: Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empreariales. Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
Josefina Figueira-McDonough: Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empreariales. Universidad Complutense de Madrid.

No 91-23, Documentos de trabajo de la Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales from Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales

Abstract: The reconstruction of past mentalités is so flawed an enterprise that we will never know for sure what portion of the de-ideologization of Spanish politics represents "objective" change and what portion reflects the demystification of stereotypes associated with the black legend of Hispanic zealotry. The softening of the antagonisms between left and right has occurred amid unprecedented prosperity and a massive transformation of the class structure of the country; it also reflects a lesson about the hazards of conflict without quarter and the benefits of compromise, learned at great cost.

Keywords: Spain-Politcs; Culture of mass; Democratization. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 41 pages
Date: 1991
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