| Contents |
Part 1. The endurance of the old regime : structures, mentalities and everyday life. Twentieth-century Catholicisms : religion as prison, as haven, as 'clamp' / Maria Thomas -- Building alliances against the new? monarchy and the military in industrializing Spain / Francisco J. Romero Salvado -- Reform as promise and threat : political progressives and blueprints for change in Spain, 1931 -- 6 / Helen Graham -- Part 2. Making dictatorship : discourse, policy and practice -- 'Productive hatreds' : radical segregationist discourses and the making of Francoism / Isabelle Rohr -- A coup against change : repression in Seville and the assault on civilian society / Ruben Serem -- Natural alliances : the impact of Nazism and Fascism on Franco's domestic policies / Angel Vinas -- States of war : 'Being civilian' in 1940s Spain / Jorge Marco -- Part 3. Making memory : history and the future of dictatorship. Stories for after a war : social memory and the making of urban and industrial transition in 1960s Spain / Michael Richards -- Disremembering Francoism : What is at stake in Spain's memory wars? / Julian Casanova -- Bibliographies: Biographies for a caudillo after a war : a bibliographical commentary on biographies of Franco / Enrique Moradiellos ; Cumulative bibliography of the work of Paul Preston -- Coda: Interview with Paul Preston ; PhDs uupervised by Paul Preston. |
| Summary |
Helen Graham here brings together leading historians of international renown to examine 20th-century Spain in light of Franco's dictatorship and its legacy. Interrogating Francoism uses a three-part structure to look at the old regime, the civil war and the forging of Francoism; the nature of Franco's dictatorship; and the 'history wars' that have since taken place over his legacy. Social, political, economic and cultural historical approaches are integrated throughout and 'top down' political analysis is incorporated along with 'bottom up' social perspectives. The book places Spain and Francoism in comparative European context and explores the relationship between the historical debates and present-day political and ideological controversies in Spain. In part a tribute to Paul Preston, the foremost historian of contemporary Spain today, Interrogating Francoism includes an interview with Professor Preston and a comprehensive bibliography of his work, as well as extensive further readings in English. It is a crucial volume for all students of 20th-century Spain. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2015047960 |
| ISBN | 9781472576330 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 1472576330 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 9781472576347 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 1472576349 (hardback) |
| Standard identifier# |
60002122667 |
