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The Spanish Civil War : a very short introduction
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- ISBN: 0192803778
- ISBN: 9780192803771
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Physical Description:
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175 pages : illustrations, maps ; 18 cm. - Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2005.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-153) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Preface and acknowledgements -- List of maps and illustrations -- 1: Origins of Spain's Civil War -- 2: Rebellion, revolution, and repression -- 3: Mobilize and survive: the republic at war -- 4: Making of rebel Spain -- 5: Republic besieged -- 6: Victory and defeat: the wars after the war -- 7: Uses of history -- References -- Further reading -- Chronology -- Glossary -- Index. |
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| Subject: | Spain History Civil War, 1936-1939 |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Kirtland Community College Library | DP 269 .G734 2005 | 30775305492721 | General Collection | Available | - |
Summary:
Integrates the political, social and cultural history of the Spanish Civil War. It sets out the domestic and international context of the war for a general readership. In addition to tracing the course of war, the book locates the war's origins in the cumulative social and cultural anxieties provoked by a process of rapid, uneven and accelerating modernism taking place all over Europe.
From the Publisher: Amid the many catastrophes of the twentieth century, the Spanish Civil War continues to exert a particular fascination among history buffs and the lay-reader alike. This Very Short Introduction integrates the political, social and cultural history of the Spanish Civil War. It sets out the domestic and international context of the war for a general readership. In addition to tracing the course of war, the book locates the war's origins in the cumulative social and cultural anxieties provoked by a process of rapid, uneven and accelerating modernism taking place all over Europe. This shared context is key to the continued sense of the war's importance. The book also examines the myriad of political polemics to which the war has given rise, as well as all of the latest historical debates. It assesses the impact of the war on Spain's transition to democracy and on the country's contemporary political culture.
From the Publisher: Amid the many catastrophes of the twentieth century, the Spanish Civil War continues to exert a particular fascination among history buffs and the lay-reader alike. This Very Short Introduction integrates the political, social and cultural history of the Spanish Civil War. It sets out the domestic and international context of the war for a general readership. In addition to tracing the course of war, the book locates the war's origins in the cumulative social and cultural anxieties provoked by a process of rapid, uneven and accelerating modernism taking place all over Europe. This shared context is key to the continued sense of the war's importance. The book also examines the myriad of political polemics to which the war has given rise, as well as all of the latest historical debates. It assesses the impact of the war on Spain's transition to democracy and on the country's contemporary political culture.