La biograf燰 definitiva de Franco en una brillante edici鏮 gr塻ica. «Una estudiada traslaci鏮 que contribuye a generar nuevos niveles de lectura desde la expresividad de su trazo . --翼varo Pons,
El Pa疄 En la biograf燰 can鏮ica de Francisco Franco, frente a la visi鏮 del dictador como figura providencial, Paul Preston present?un retrato complet疄imo, riguroso y apasionante del hombre que durante casi cuarenta a隳s rigi?el destino de Espa鎙.
Franco muestra al militar ambicioso e implacable; al admirador de Hitler y de Mussolini; al dirigente pol癃ico cada vez m嫳 pagado de su propio papel pero incapaz de comprender la complejidad del Estado y la econom燰 modernos. Queda el hombre visceralmente conservador, tan cauto como insaciable, h墎il en el manejo de las personas y de los contrapesos del poder.
Un libro imprescindible, ahora en una brillante edici鏮 gr塻ica a cargo de Jos?Pablo Garc燰 (que ya trabaj?con Preston en la adaptaci鏮 de
La muerte de Guernica y
La guerra civil espa隳la), para quien quiera comprender la historia reciente de Espa鎙, as?como a uno de los personajes centrales de la misma.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION The definitive biography of Franco in a brilliant graphic edition."A carefully executed reworking sure to attract new readers with its expressive format." - 翼varo Pons, El Pa疄 In his authoritative biography of Francisco Franco, historian Paul Preston challenges traditional hagiographies of the dictator to present a multi-faceted, meticulous and riveting portrait of the man who decided the fate of Spain for almost four decades.
Preston shows us the many sides of Franco: the ambitious and ruthless soldier; the admirer of Hitler and Mussolini; and the single-minded politician increasingly convinced of his own role but incapable of understanding the complexities of the modern state and economy. The picture that emerges is of a viscerally conservative man, as cautious as he is power hungry, a master manipulator of people and the levers of power.
Now re-released in graphic format, this essential volume, illustrated by Jos?Pablo Garc燰 (Preston's collaborator on the adaptations of
The Destruction of Guernica and
The Spanish Civil War) is a compelling read for anyone interested in the recent history of Spain and one of its key protagonists.
