La imagen socioeconómica de la España de Franco desde la mirada británica: ¿un país diferente o excepcional?
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2024
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Universidad de Murcia
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Perdices de Blas, L., & Ramos Gorostiza, J. L. (2024). La imagen socioeconómica de la España de Franco desde la mirada británica: ¿un país diferente o excepcional?. Áreas. Revista Internacional de Ciencias Sociales, (46), 25–39. https://doi.org/10.6018/areas.537651
Abstract
El eslogan turístico franquista “Spain is different” inducía a confusión: ¿era España una absoluta excepción en el contexto europeo, o simplemente tenía algunos rasgos diferenciales desde el punto de vista socioeconómico? El objeto de este artículo es analizar cuál fue la perspectiva adoptada por los viajeros y residentes británicos, que tan importante papel han desempeñado históricamente a la hora de forjar una determinada imagen exterior de España. En particular, se destacan los relatos de Gerald Brenan, Robert Graves, Marjorie Grice-Hutchinson y Norman Lewis, que vivieron largamente en el país, tanto antes como después de la Guerra Civil. Todos tuvieron la oportunidad de exponer los cambios socioeconómicos que empezaron a producirse ya desde finales de los años cuarenta, al tiempo que alertaron de que España podría perder su “encanto” si se daba una rápida modernización económica. Sin embargo, finalmente sus compatriotas acabarían teniendo una percepción diferente, pues participarían en la eclosión del turismo de masas de “sol y playa”.
The Francoist tourist slogan “Spain is different” led to confusion: was Spain an absolute exception in the European context, or did it simply have some differential features from a socio-economic point of view? The purpose of this article is to analyze the perspective adopted by British travelers and residents, who have historically played such an important role in forging a certain external image of Spain. In particular, the stories of Gerald Brenan, Robert Graves, Marjorie Grice-Hutchinson and Norman Lewis stand out, as they lived long in the country, both before and after the Civil War. All of them had the opportunity to expose the socioeconomic changes that began to take place in the late 1940s, while warning that Spain could lose its “charm” if there was a rapid economic modernization. Finally, however, their compatriots had a very different perception, as they ended up costarring in mass tourism of “sun and beach”.
The Francoist tourist slogan “Spain is different” led to confusion: was Spain an absolute exception in the European context, or did it simply have some differential features from a socio-economic point of view? The purpose of this article is to analyze the perspective adopted by British travelers and residents, who have historically played such an important role in forging a certain external image of Spain. In particular, the stories of Gerald Brenan, Robert Graves, Marjorie Grice-Hutchinson and Norman Lewis stand out, as they lived long in the country, both before and after the Civil War. All of them had the opportunity to expose the socioeconomic changes that began to take place in the late 1940s, while warning that Spain could lose its “charm” if there was a rapid economic modernization. Finally, however, their compatriots had a very different perception, as they ended up costarring in mass tourism of “sun and beach”.