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Revealing New Truths about Spain's Violent Past: Perpetrators' Confessions and Victim Exhumations

By Paloma Aguilar , Leigh A. Payne (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan UK
Year
2016
ISBN
978-1-137-56228-9, 978-1-137-56229-6
DOI
10.1057/978-1-137-56229-6
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1990395 bytes)
Series
St Antony's Series
Edition
1
Pages
XI, 110\115
Time added
2016-11-20 09:00:00
general;Oral History;Memory Studies;History of ModHistory

Description

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.

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