| Series |
Short histories
Short histories (Bloomsbury (Firm)) ^A1431695
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| Contents |
Introduction: The roots of the conflict -- Spain split in half -- Holy War and anticlerical hatred -- An international war on Spanish soil -- The Republic at war -- The new order -- A long war -- An uncivil peace. |
| Abstract |
"In elegant and accessible prose, Juli an Casanova tells the gripping story of the Spanish Civil War. These anguished and traumatic years filled Spain with hope, frustration and drama. Not only did it pit countryman against countryman, and neighbour against neighbour, but from 1936-39 this bitterly contended struggle sucked in competing and seemingly atavistic forces that were soon to rage across the face of Europe, and then the rest of the world: nationalism and republicanism; communism and fascism; anarchism and monarchism; anti-clerical reformism and aristocratic Catholic conservatism. The 'Guerra Civil' is of enduring interest precisely because it represents much more than just a regional contest for power and governmental legitimacy. It has come to be seen as a seedbed for the titanic political struggles and larger social upheavals that scarred the entire 20th century. Charting the most significant events and battles alongside the main players in the tragedy, Casanova provides answers to some of the pressing questions (such as the roots and extent of anticlerical violence) that have been asked in the 70 years that have passed since the painful defeat of the Second Republic. Now with a revised introduction, Casanova offers an overview of key historiographical shifts since the title was first published; not least the wielding of the conflict to political ends in certain strands of contemporary historiography towards an alarming neo-Francoist revisionism"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Casanova, Juli an. Short history of the Spanish Civil War Revised edition. London : New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2021 9781350152571 |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2021012898 |
| ISBN | 9781350152557 |
| ISBN | 1350152552 paperback |
| ISBN | 9781350152564 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1350152560 hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic publication |
| ISBN | electronic book |
