''React'' (from Spanish: ''Reacciona'') is a book by Rosa María Artal published in

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in 2011 by Aguilar, which compiles articles by

José Luis Sampedro José Luis Sampedro Sáez (Barcelona, 1 February 1917 – Madrid, 8 April 2013) was a Spanish economist and writer who advocated an economy "more humane, more caring, able to help develop the dignity of peoples". Academician of the Real Academia ...

, Baltasar Garzón, Federico Mayor Zaragoza, Javier Pérez de Albéniz, Javier López Facal,

Carlos Martínez Alonso Carlos Martínez Alonso, (Carlos Martinez-A.) was born in Villasimpliz ( Pola de Gordón), in the province of León, on January 9, 1950. In 1974 he obtained a chemistry degree from the Universidad Complutense of Madrid. Four years later, in 1978, ...

Ignacio Escolar Ignacio Escolar García (born 20 December 1975 in Burgos) is a Spanish blogger and journalist. He currently leads the digital newspaper eldiario.es and he is also a political analyst in radio and television. He was founder and first director of ...

, Rosa María Artal, Àngels Martínez Castells, Juan Torres Lopez and Lourdes Lucia. The book, edited by journalist Rosa María Artal, is intended to comment on the political crisis that exists in today's society - particularly in Spain - and the need for a social response to the

corruption Corruption is a form of dishonesty or a criminal offense which is undertaken by a person or an organization which is entrusted in a position of authority, in order to acquire illicit benefits or abuse power for one's personal gain. Corruption m ...

which led to the

financial crisis of 2007–2008 Finance is the study and discipline of money, currency and capital assets. It is related to, but not synonymous with economics, the study of production, distribution, and consumption of money, assets, goods and services (the discipline of fi ...

. It emphasizes the fact that the concentrations of political powers are becoming increasingly distant from the

citizenship Citizenship is a "relationship between an individual and a state to which the individual owes allegiance and in turn is entitled to its protection". Each state determines the conditions under which it will recognize persons as its citizens, and ...

Background: Time for Outrage!, Hessel's book

The book was prefaced by

Stéphane Hessel Stéphane Frédéric Hessel (20 October 1917 – 26 February 2013) was a diplomat, ambassador, writer, concentration camp survivor, French Resistance member and BCRA agent. Born German, he became a naturalised French citizen in 1939. He be ...

, author of the book

Time for Outrage! ''Time for Outrage!'' is the English translation of the bestselling tract ''Indignez-vous !'' by the French diplomat, member of the French Resistance and concentration camp survivor Stéphane Hessel. Published in France in 2010, it has sold near ...

originally published in

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in 2010 and translated into Spanish in 2011.

Purpose and content of the book

The book was written with the intention of raising awareness to the dangers that societies currently face and calls for action, participation and discourages resignation. The collection of articles in the book ''React'' explain the current situation and show the need for a

peace Peace is a concept of societal friendship and harmony in the absence of hostility and violence. In a social sense, peace is commonly used to mean a lack of conflict (such as war) and freedom from fear of violence between individuals or groups. ...

ful response by Spanish society to the current systemic economic, political and social crisis. Society is playing to its strength, stability and balance, especially in a generation of young people who are denied dignity, a future and a present. The 10 authors, all from different disciplines, offer their answers to an idea that unites them: the need to position themselves and to act, to become aware and react. For the authors, it is necessary that the public is informed and can take action to prevent abuses of the financial, economic and political institutions which are responsible for the crisis. The book's stated purpose is: to defend

dignity Dignity is the right of a person to be valued and respected for their own sake, and to be treated ethically. It is of significance in morality, ethics, law and politics as an extension of the Enlightenment-era concepts of inherent, inalienable ...

democracy Democracy (From grc, δημοκρατία, dēmokratía, ''dēmos'' 'people' and ''kratos'' 'rule') is a form of government in which the people have the authority to deliberate and decide legislation (" direct democracy"), or to choose gov ...

and the

common good In philosophy, economics, and political science, the common good (also commonwealth, general welfare, or public benefit) is either what is shared and beneficial for all or most members of a given community, or alternatively, what is achieved by c ...

.-and-react / Sampedro is outraged and responds
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Index of chapters

Prologue A prologue or prolog (from Greek πρόλογος ''prólogos'', from πρό ''pró'', "before" and λόγος ''lógos'', "word") is an opening to a story that establishes the context and gives background details, often some earlier story that ...

- It is time for action -

. * Introduction - A common objective - Rosa María Artal. *1- Under the carpet - José Luis Sampedro. *2- Go beyond the bounds of possibility - Federico Mayor Zaragoza. *3- Reacting to advance - Baltasar Garzón. *4- A crisis of truth and many lies as an answer - Juan Torres López. *5- Frauds that shock every day our lives.

Privatization Privatization (also privatisation in British English) can mean several different things, most commonly referring to moving something from the public sector into the private sector. It is also sometimes used as a synonym for deregulation when ...

, corruption, invisibility of care ... - Angels Martínez Castells i. *6- The uninformed society - Rosa María Artal. *7- The conned generation - Ignacio School. *8- We must continue to renew the pantheon - Carlos Martínez Alonso , Carlos Martínez and Javier López Facal *9- The right to culture - Javier Pérez de Albéniz. *10- Something is moving - Lourdes Lucia.

References

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External links

Reacciona, Publisher Aguilar
Economic history of Spain

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Background: Time for Outrage!, Hessel's book

Purpose and content of the book

Index of chapters

See also

References

External links