Soldiers, Civilians, and Democracy: Post-Franco Spain in Comparative Perspective by Professor Felipe Aguero

ISBN: 9780801850851

The Johns Hopkins University Press, September 1995

328 pages, Hardcover

As one of the first countries to have successfully completed the transition from authoritarianism to stable democracy, Spain provides an excellent case study, with valuable lessons for many Latin American, southern European, and eastern European nations.

Focusing on the case of Spain after Franco's death, Felipe Agüero identifies the important, factors, phases, and negotiating points that contributed to Spain's success, including the monarch's intervention as head and symbol of the Spanish state.

"This is an extraordinary piece of work. It is the best study I have seen on the theme of civil-military relations in post-authoritarian contexts."--Arturo Valenzuela, Georgetown University