Making democratic citizens in Spain Civil society and the popular origins of the transition, 1960-78 /

A fascinating study of the contribution of ordinary men and women to Spain's democratic transition of the 1970s. Radcliff argues that participants in neighbourhood and other associations experimented with new practices of civic participation that put pressure on the authoritarian state and made...

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Main Authors: Radcliff, Pamela Beth.
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Literature type: Electronic Software eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230302136
Summary: A fascinating study of the contribution of ordinary men and women to Spain's democratic transition of the 1970s. Radcliff argues that participants in neighbourhood and other associations experimented with new practices of civic participation that put pressure on the authoritarian state and made the building blocks of a future democratic citizenship.
Item Description: Electronic book text.
Epublication based on: 9780230241053, 2011.
Carrier Form: 440 p. : 6 6.
ISBN: 9780230241053
9780230302136 :
0230302130 :
CLC: D082
Contents: List of Abbreviations and Foreign Terms Introduction Dictatorship and Civil Society: Explaining the Roots of a New Associational Milieu Measuring' Civil Society: The Scope and Vitality of the New Associational Milieu Gender and the Role of Women in the Associational Milieu What is a Family Association?:The Civic Discourse of Familiarismo Women and Familiarismo: The Civic Discourse of the Homemaker Associations The Civic Discourse of the Neighborhood Associations of Madrid: From Community Improvement to 'Citizen Movement' The Civic Community in Practice: Family and Neighborhood Associations as 'Schools of Democracy' Conclusion/Epilogue Bibliography Index.