Contents

Chapter 1: The internal contradictions of Francoism 1939–69

Chapter 2:Holding back the tide the Carrero Blanco years 1969–73

Chapter 3: A necessary evil: the Arias Navarro experience 1974–6

Chapter 4: Reconciling the irreconcilable: the political reform of Adolfo Suárez 1976–7

Chapter 5: Building a new world with the bricks of the old: the democratic pact 1977–9

Chapter 6: Chronicle of a death foretold: the fall of Suárez 1979–81

Chapter 7: Out of the ashes: the consolidation of democracy: 1981–2