The Return of Civil Society: The Emergence of Democratic SpainVí ctor Pé rez-Dí az examines the return of civil society in Spain. He covers the transition of Spain from a preindustrial economy, an authoritarian government, and a Roman Catholic-dominated culture to a modern state based on the interaction of economic and class interests, on a market society, on voluntary associations such as trade unions and political parties, and on a culture of moral autonomy and rationality. |
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The Return of Civil Society | 54 |
Notes | 313 |
Bibliography | 331 |
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