Catholic Roots and Democratic Flowers: Political Systems in Spain and Portugal

by Howard J. Wiarda and Margaret MacLeish Mott

Book Overview

Spain and Portugal have recently adopted European-style democratic and political systems. Yet their pattern of historical development is distinctive and, in many respects, their political systems still reflect unique features. In this provocative text Wiard and Mott analyze the special features of Spanish history: the Catholic tradition, seven centuries of Moorish rule, the Christian Reconquest, and the special nature of Spanish feudalism and nationalism...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275970221
• ISBN13: 9780275970222
• Release Date: April 2001
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.1" x 11.1"