| Unit name | Popular Protest and Praetorian Politics in Liberal Spain, 1875 - 1923 |
|---|---|
| Unit code | HISP30075 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | H/6 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
| Unit director | Professor. Paco Romero Salvado |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Department of Hispanic, Portuguese and Latin American Studies |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
This unit analyses the failure of the Liberal state to create a viable political formula of consensus and consolidate a modern state. Spain is thus a perfect laboratory to study social conflict, popular mobilisation and the subsequent praetorian-led reaction. Students will have access to a rich number of primary sources with which to explore key themes such as the politics of elites and caciques, the evolution of Spain's labour movement and its particular strands (Anarchism, Syndicalism, Socialism and Communism), the links between domestic politics and colonial campaigns, and different types of social violence and popular protest (from unorganised food riots to general strikes and industrial pistolerismo).
