Book Reviews: Cinderella of Europe: Spain Explained. By SHEILA M. O'CALLAGHAN. (New York: Philosophical Library, Inc. 1950. Pp. 199. $3.75.)
| Date | 01 December 1952 |
| Published date | 01 December 1952 |
| DOI | 10.1177/106591295200500427 |
| Subject Matter | Articles |
683
elite
in
America
with
a
survey
of
the
careers
of
top
executives
in
the
early
years
of
the
twentieth
century.
Within
a
modest
or
limited
framework,
these
essays
are
useful
and
worth
reading.
The
case
studies
are
interesting,
although
the
reader
is
left
with
the
impression
that
only
a
small
part
of
the
story
has
been
told.
In
a
period
of
mass
psychology
and
manipulation
of
human
behavior,
it is
useful
to
be
reminded
of
the
influence
of
the
individual
on
economic
change.
MARVER
H.
BERNSTEIN.
Princeton
University.
Cinderella
of
Europe:
Spain
Explained.
By
SHEILA
M.
O’CALLAGHAN.
(New
York:
Philosophical
Library,
Inc.
1950.
Pp.
199.
$3.75.)
The
United
States
and
Spain.
By
CARLTON
J.
H.
HAYES.
(New
York:
Sheed
and
Ward.
1951.
Pp.
198.
$2.75.)
According
to
the
book
jacket,
this
work
is
&dquo;a
fearless,
taunting
chal-
lenge
...
based
on
incontestable
information
and
proof.&dquo;
In
the
author’s
foreword
Miss
O’Callaghan
states
that
&dquo;no
idea
of
writing
a
book
about
the
country
ever
crossed
my
mind
while
I
was
there.&dquo;
She
shouldn’t
have
changed
her
mind.
A
few
typical
statements
give
most
eloquent
proof
of
the
book’s
absurdity.
On
conditions
in
Spain:
&dquo;The
middle-class
Spanish
housewife ...
scarcely
needs
to
set
foot
in
her
own
kitchen
from
January
to
December.
She
is
filled
with
horrified
concern
for
the
’hard’
life
led
by
her
opposite
numbers
in
Britain.&dquo;
&dquo;The
character
and
inspiration
of
the
(Franco)
administration
is
that
of
Christian
Socialism.&dquo;
&dquo;As
might
be
expected,
the
employer-capitalist
class
is
the
one
with
whom
the
Franco
regime
finds
least
favour.&dquo;
&dquo;By
keeping
prices
lower
than
they
other-
wise
would
have
been,
they
have
caused
the
purchasing
power
of
money
to
remain
relatively
high
in
Spain.&dquo;
Lack
of
space
will
permit
only
one
statement
in
refutation:
Prices
in
Spain
have
risen
nearly
800
per
cent
since
1945,
while
wages
have
risen
only
100
per
cent
in
the
same
period;
United
Nations
sources
estimate
the
average
income
in
Spain
at
$160.00 .
a
year.
But
to
continue
with
Miss
O’Callaghan’s
&dquo;fearless,
taunting
challenge.&dquo;
On
democracy,
Franco’s
brand:
&dquo;Conventional
minded
democrats
who
call
the
Franco-instigated
regime
in
Spain
reactionary
are
rather
like
the
lunatic
who
thinks
the
whole
world
but
himself
mad.&dquo;
&dquo;As
a
matter
of
everyday
fact
the
Spanish
citizen
enjoys
greater
personal
liberty
in
count-
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