Spain and the Reconstruction of Western Europe, 1945-57: Challenge and Response (St. Antony's Series)

Contesting the commonly articulated thesis that the Franco regime of Spain turned away from Europe in the years following World War II, the author explores the way that Spain's recognition of economic dependence on European markets and materials caused its foreign policy to differ markedly from its public pronouncements. Specific topics treated include Spain and the European Payments Union, its relationship with the Marshall plan, and Spain's struggle with a bilateral trading economy in an increasingly multilateral world. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.