Following Franco: Spanish culture and politics in transition, 1962–92

This book interrogates the interrelationship between culture and politics during the Spanish transition to democracy. Drawing on both high and popular culture, it critically interrogates the stakes of the Transition and reveals how its consequences continue to inform political debate. -- . Front matter Contents Acknowledgements Note on translations Political parties and formations Introduction Part I Celebrity Introduction Fandom and mass-culture in late-Francoist Spain: Manuel Benítez ‘El Cordobés’ and Raphael Aristocracy and generational change: The houses of Alba, Franco and Bourbon ¡Hola! in the age of champagne socialism: Isabel Preysler, Miguel Boyer, Julio Iglesias, Francisco Rivera ‘Paquirri’ and Isabel Pantoja Part II Censorship The regulation of cultural production during and after Manuel Fraga (1962–75) Key performance indicators: Democratisation and freedom of speech (1975–81) The regime of ’81: Patronage and permissiveness Introduction Part III Cities Introduction Urbanisation and development: Class, gender and race The Movida and the reinvention of Madrid An Olympic renaissance: The Barcelona model Part IV Communities Introduction Culture as a democratic weapon: Pablo Picasso’s Guernica The historical nationalities: Culture and community in the Basque Country, Catalonia and Galicia What qualifies as Spanish culture?: The State, autonomous communities and the culture wars Conclusion Notes Select bibliography Index The Transition To Democracy That Followed The Death Of Spanish Dictator Francisco Franco In 1975 Was Once Hailed As A Model Of Political Transformation. But Since The 2008 Financial Crisis It Has Come Under Intense Scrutiny. Today, A Growing Divide Exists Between Advocates Of The Transition And Those Who See It As The Source Of Spain's Current Socio-political Bankruptcy. This Book Revisits The Crucial Decades Of 1962 To 1992, Exposing The Networks Of Art, Media And Power That Drove The Transition And Continue To Underpin Spanish Politics In The Present. Drawing On Rare Archival Materials And Over Three Hundred Interviews With Politicians, Artists, Journalists And Ordinary Spaniards, Including Former Prime Minister Felipe Gonzalez (1982-96), It Unlocks The Complex And Often Contradictory Narratives Surrounding The Foundation Of Contemporary Spain.