The Transition to Democracy in Spain

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The transition to democracy in spain is different from that in most western european countries after the fall of dictatorships. The difference between spain and germany, italy, france, et cetera, as that in spain, the badgays won the war,. So that's why yiu say that the war lasts till the seventies. It is not completely true that germany changed everything after the war. I mean, germany began to look seriously at its best in the Seventies. And they began to digest its own past, which is a terrible past. In spain is something similar. But all countries have problems with ther past

Javier Cercas is one of Spain’s most distinguished novelists and a columnist at El País. His books, like Soldiers of Salamis and The Anatomy of a Moment, explore the history of modern Spain and the role of historical memory in contemporary life.

In this week’s conversation, Javier Cercas and Yascha Mounk discuss Spain’s transition from dictatorship to democracy, the movement for Catalonian secession, and how countries should approach their often complicated pasts.

This transcript has been condensed and lightly edited for clarity.

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