Revealing new truths about Spain's violent past : perpetrators confessions and victim exhumations / Paloma Aguilar, Leigh A. Payne.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aguilar Fernández, Paloma, 1965- author.

Payne, Leigh A., author.

Series:

St. Antony's series

Palgrave pivot

St Antony's series

Palgrave Pivot

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spain--Politics and government.

Spain.

Politics and government.

Spain--History.

History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xi, 110 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

London : Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature, [2016]

Summary:

"The foundation of a stable democracy in Spain was built on a settled account: an agreement that both sides were equally guilty of violence, a consensus to avoid contention, and a pact of oblivion as the pathway to peace and democracy. That foundation is beginning to crack as perpetrators' confessions upset the silence and exhumations of mass graves unbury new truths. It has become possible, even if not completely socially acceptable, to speak openly about the past, to disclose the testimonies of the victims, and to ask for truth and justice. Contentious coexistence that put political participation, contestation, and expression in practice has begun to emerge. This book analyzes how this recent transformation has occurred. It recognizes that political processes are not always linear and inexorable. Thus, it remains to be seen how far contentious coexistence will go in Spain."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

Unsettling accounts

Heroic historic confessions

Few, fugative, and fleeting confessions

Unsettling the balance

Preposterous denial

Unsettling bones as unsettling accounts

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1137562285

9781137562289

OCLC:

939532178