{"product_id":"feminism-national-identity-and-european-integration-in-modern-spain-defining-a-democracy-1960-present-paperback","title":"Feminism, National Identity and European Integration in Modern Spain: Defining a Democracy, 1960-Present - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKathryn L. Mahaney\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book explores the evolution of Spanish feminism in the context of European feminisms and institutions from the 1960s to recent times. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeginning with \u003ci\u003eSección Femenina\u003c\/i\u003e, the official Francoist women's organization, \u003ci\u003eFeminism, National Identity and European Integration in Modern Spain\u003c\/i\u003e traces the interplay between Spanish women's policy and international policymaking. In some cases, as with the \u003ci\u003eSección Femenina\u003c\/i\u003e-championed Law of Political Rights (\u003ci\u003eLey de Derechos\u003c\/i\u003e) in 1961, Spanish women's policy at least appeared more progressive than what Western democracies offered - notable at a time when Spain was considered backward. After Franco's death in 1975, Spain's democratic transition seemingly consolidated forward-thinking women's policy with a Constitution that guaranteed equality of the sexes in 1978, and with the creation of a national bureau charged with crafting women's policy, the \u003ci\u003eInstituto de la Mujer\u003c\/i\u003e (Women's Institute), in 1983. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYet feminists found themselves marginalized in Spanish political decision-making, as Kathryn L. Mahaney argues so successfully in this study. Mahaney reveals that women ultimately influenced domestic policy not by acting within national networks but by leveraging European connections, particularly after Spain joined the European Economic Community (EEC) in 1986. The book shows that Spanish feminists worked through the EEC to gain international approval of policies that had met domestic opposition, and did so by representing them as necessary litmus tests of nations' democratic integrity. Their proposals were shaped by the specific context of Spanish feminism, but also by Spanish debates about what rights democracies should grant women and what equality in a post-fascist nation should encompass. This ground-breaking study explains that, in turn, these processes shaped both Spain's and the European Union's much-prized self-identities as democratic communities.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKathryn L. Mahaney\u003c\/b\u003e is Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Helsinki, Finland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 27, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53344122896691,"sku":"9781350195110","price":78.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/H2olKXwwbd9781350195110.webp?v=1778718614","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/feminism-national-identity-and-european-integration-in-modern-spain-defining-a-democracy-1960-present-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}