Description: Spain : What Everyone Needs to Know, Paperback by Chislett, William, ISBN 0199936463, ISBN-13 9780199936465, Used Good Condition, Free shipping in the US What happens in Spain, among the euro zones largest economies, matters. Its high unemployment (over 26%), burgeoning public debt, and banking crisis will be formative for the zones future.
In Spain: What Everyone Needs to Know, a timely addition to Oxfords acclaimed What Everyone Needs to Know
series, veteran journalist William Chislett provides much-needed political and historical context for Spains current economic and political predicament. Chislett recounts the countrys fascinating and often turbulent history, beginning with the Muslim conquest in 711 and ending with the nations
deep economic crisis, sparked by the spectacular collapse of its real estate and construction sectors in 2010. He explains the countrys transition from dictatorship to democracy and covers such issues as the creation of a welfare state, the influx of immigrants, internal strife from the separatist
Catalan region, the effects of stringent austerity measures, the strengths and weaknesses of the economy, and how the country can create a more sustainable economic model for the future. In a concise, question-and-answer format that allows readers to quickly access areas of particular interest, the
book addresses a wide range of questions, including: What was the legacy of the Muslim presence between 711 and 1492? How did the Spanish Empire Arise? What were the causes of the 1936-39 Civil War? Why did the Socialists win a landslide victory in the 1982 election? What was the impact of European
Economic Community membership? What is the violent Basque separatist group ETA? What caused the banking crisis? and more.
This engaging overview covers a wide sweep of Spanish history and helps readers understand Spains place in the world today.
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Book Title: Spain : What Everyone Needs to Know
Number of Pages: 256 Pages
Publication Name: Spain : What Everyone Needs to Know®
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Item Height: 0.7 in
Subject: Europe / Spain & Portugal, World / European, General, Economic Conditions
Publication Year: 2013
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 9.8 Oz
Subject Area: Political Science, Business & Economics, History
Item Length: 5.6 in
Author: William Chislett
Item Width: 8.2 in
Series: What Everyone Needs to Know® Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
