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List of Figures. <p>List of Plates.</p> <p>Note on Sources and Abbreviations.</p> <p>Glossary of Key Terms.</p> <p>Introduction: Ordinary Spaniards in Extraordinary Times.</p> <p><b>1. The Politics of Fear.</b></p> <p>Manipulating Fear.</p> <p>The Fruits of Terror.</p> <p>The Lost People and the New Country.</p> <p>Imposing Consent.</p> <p>Faking Politics.</p> <p><b>2. The Social Cost of the Dictatorship.</b></p> <p>From Famine to Misery.</p> <p>Surviving.</p> <p>The Humiliations of Misery.</p> <p>Autarky’s Long Agony.</p> <p>Failure to Educate.</p> <p><b>3. Migration.</b></p> <p>The End of the Peasantry.</p> <p>To the City.</p> <p>To Europe.</p> <p>Housing.</p> <p>From Immigrants to Neighbors.</p> <p>Left Behind.</p> <p><b>4. A Changing Society.</b></p> <p>The Altar and the Street.</p> <p>Morals.</p> <p>Becoming Consumers.</p> <p>Leisure.</p> <p>New Areas of Confusion.</p> <p><b>5. Roads to Citizenship.</b></p> <p>A Demobilized Society.</p> <p>Old Memories, New Expectations.</p> <p>The Risks of Peace.</p> <p>The Beginning of the End.</p> <p>Facing the Future.</p> <p>Notes.</p> <p>Bibliography.</p> <p>Index.</p>

"A good solid history. ... The real-life stories of real-life people are presented and it is to these bread-and-butter issues that historians should be listening." (<i>Reviews in History</i>, April 2010)

<p><b>Antonio Cazorla Sánchez</b> is Associate Professor of History at Trent University. He is the author of two books and numerous articles on Franco's Spain.

<p>"Antonio Cazorla Sánchez succeeds in capturing the complexity and contradictory character of life in Spain under Franco in a unique way. This book penetrates beneath the surface of politics and government to deal with the lives of ordinary people and helps to open a new perspective on the Franco years."</br> <b>Stanley Payne, <i>University of Wisconsin-Madison</i></b> <p>"This is a pathbreaking study of the Franco regime as experienced by ordinary Spaniards. Cazorla Sánchez paints an impassioned portrait of a people subjected to decades of violence who built a prosperous society and left fear behind to become citizens and make the most impressive transition to democracy in twentieth-century Europe."</br> <b>Adrian Shubert, <i>York University, Canada</i></b> <p>Between 1936 and 1939 Spain was caught in the dual throes of profound social revolution and brutal civil war. When the dust finally cleared, few could imagine that General Francisco Franco's victory over a short-lived republican government would lead to a dictatorship that would endure for nearly four decades. It wasn't until his death in 1975 that Spain ushered in an era of modern democratic rule. How can we account for the longevity of Franco's regime? <p><i>Fear and Progress: Ordinary Lives in Franco's Spain, 1939–1975</i> rejects traditional explanations of consensus or repression as broad oversimplifications. Separating myth from the reality of Franco's legacy, this compelling book recounts the vivid memories and traumatic experiences of Spanish citizens who lived, suffered, and died during the Franco dictatorship. Hundreds of confidential government documents reveal fresh insights into life during the early years of the Franco era: how political violence and repression were experienced; how the dictatorship exploited illusions of peace and prosperity for its own benefit; and how the regime's legacy was manipulated. Also explored are the social cost of political decisions for ordinary Spaniards, and the exodus that was responsible for the decline of rural Spain's traditional way of life. <p><i>Fear and Progress</i> is an enlightening journey through the 40 years of turmoil and strife that shaped modern Spain.

Antonio Cazorla succeeds in capturing the complexity and contradictory character of life in Spain under Franco in a unique way. This book penetrates beneath the surface of politics and government to deal with the lives of ordinary people and helps to open a new perspective on the Franco years.<br /> –<b>Stanley Payne</b>, University of Wisconsin-Madison <p>This is a pathbreaking study of the Franco regime as experienced by ordinary Spaniards. Cazorla Sanchez paints an impassioned portrait of a people subjected to decades of violence who built a propserous society and left fear behind to become citizens and make  the most impressive transition to democracy in 20th century Europe.<br /> –<b>Adrian Shubert</b>, York University, Canada</p>

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