A Short History of the Spanish Civil War (I.B.Tauris Short Histories) - Softcover

Casanova, Julián

Softcover

ISBN 10: 184885658X ISBN 13: 9781848856585

Publisher: I.B.Tauris, 2014

Synopsis

The years of the Spanish Civil War filled twentieth-century Spain with hope, frustration and drama. Not only did it pit countryman against countryman, and neighbor against neighbor, 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 twentieth century. In elegant and accessible prose, Julián Casanova tells the gripping story of these years of anguish and trauma, which hit the country with a force hitherto unknown at any time in Spain's history. Charting the most significant events and battles alongside the main players in the tragedy, he provides answers to some of the pressing questions (such as the roots and extent of anti-clerical violence) that have been asked in the seventy years that have passed since the painful defeat of the Second Republic.

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About the Author

Julián Casanova is Professor of History at the University of Zaragoza. His books include Anarchism, the Republic and Civil War in Spain: 1931-1939 (2005) and The Spanish Republic and Civil War (2010).

Edition details

• Publisher: I.B.Tauris
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 184885658X
• ISBN 13: 9781848856585
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256