Contemporary Spain

  • Contemporary Spain
    By Christopher Ross, Bill Richardson, Begoña Sangrador-Vegas

    But it was only in 1975 that Spain withdrew from the country that was then called Spanish Sahara (Sáhara Español), its last colony on the southern shore of the straits of Gibraltar. Now called Western Sahara (Sáhara Occidental), ...

  • Contemporary Spain
    By Christopher Ross, Bill Richardson, Begoña Sangrador-Vegas

    Intended for readers without specialist knowledge of the subjects concerned, 'Contemporary Spain' offers English-speaking students of Spanish a guide to the politics, econonmy and institutions of Spain.

  • Contemporary Spain
    By Christopher Ross, Bill Richardson, Begoña Sangrador-Vegas

    9.5.3 The 1995 Criminal Code and its revisions In the new democracy, it had been recognized for a long time that Spain's criminal code (código penal) required updating, but it was not until 1995 that a full revision of the code was ...

  • Contemporary Spain
    By Christopher Ross, Bill Richardson, Begoña Sangrador-Vegas

    Longhurst, C. A. 1997 Poverty amidst affluence in contemporary Spain: a case of 'the poor you shall always have with you'? International Journal of Iberian Studies 10 (3). Martínez Chacón, E. (ed.) 2002 Economía española.

  • Contemporary Spain
    By Christopher Ross, Bill Richardson, Begoña Sangrador-Vegas

    ... maverick formations serving essentially asvehiclesfor the egos andinterests of their leaders – who were ... scandals thatemerged towards the end ofthat period. Thescandals centredon boththe misappropriationof funds and thewholesale ...

  • Contemporary Spain: Essays and Texts on Politics, Economics, Education and Employment, and Society
    By Teresa Lawlor, Mike Rigby, José Amodia

    Contemporary Spain provides an accessible single volume introduction to the political, economic and social developments in Spain since 1939. It combines original survey essays in English with authentic extracts from...