Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1. The Saharan Space at the End of the XIX Century and Beginning of the XX Century

Chapter 2. “Slowly and by the Coast.” The Slow Process of Colonial Penetration and the Spanish Indigenous Policy (1885-1939)

Chapter 3. French-Spanish Interests in the Region in the First Third of the 20th Century

Chapter 4. The Sahara under the Franco Regime, 1940-1973: Institutional Changes and Political Developments

Chapter 5. Natural Resources and Public Investment

Chapter 6. The “Blindness” of the Regime. From Colonia ad infinitum to the Hasty Exit, 1974-1975

Conclusion

Archives

References

Glossary of Hasaniya Terms

Book Reviews

Published in the Journal of Central and Eastern European African Studies – “The well-structured and detailed book deals with the Spanish colonisation of Western Sahara and the Spanish period, followed by the withdrawal of the Spaniards, which is essential to understanding the current conflict. The authors present in a short introduction the reason for the choice of topic, the research they have carried out and the structure of the book. From this, it turns out that a lot of material has been kept in Spanish archives that could not be researched until now. Furthermore, several people who were themselves active shapers of the daily life of the former Spanish Sahara and then the organisers and executors of the Spanish departure were interviewed. The book is already a curiosity for that reason alone, and because the Spanish archival material researched on this topic has not been published in English yet….” READ FULL REVIEW>>> – János Besenyő, Head of Africa Research Institute, School on Safety and Security Sciences, Óbuda University, Budapest, Hungary