Destination Dictatorship

Destination DictatorshipExamines the relationship of Spain's 1960s tourist boom to Franco's right wing dictatorship. When the right wing military dictatorship of Francisco Franco decided in 1959 to devalue the Spanish currency and liberalize the economy, the country's already steadily growing tourist industry suddenly ballooned to astounding proportions. Throughout the 1960s, glossy images of high rise hotels, crowded beaches, and blondes in bikinis flooded public space in

opening the way for rectifying the erasure of the historical experience of a very sizeable portion of humankind from the foundation of social theory

detailed essays on visual cultural artefacts and their histories/modes of consumption and reception

the authors provide a critical and comprehensive reading of a society that seems to have left its violent past behind but at the same time remains subject to its gravitational pull

Small-scale farms face two strong challenges: overcoming failures in markets for inputs and financial services

From the beginning

The book details figurine making

The application of finely-ground limestone (CaCO3) remains the most efficient means of ameliorating low soil pH due to its high neutralizing value

a historical crossroads

Transfer of research results to smallholder farmers’ fields has had significant impact

Artists Activating Sustainability: The Oregon Story examines the way in which the artists within specific communities

Focusing on Manchester

This book focuses upon the activities of a group of Midland intellectuals who strove to promote social