Memory and Amnesia: The Role of the Spanish Civil War in the Transition to Democracy

Aguilar Fernandez, Paloma/ Oakley, Mark (Translator)/ Aguilar, Paloma

ISBN 10: 1571814965 / ISBN 13: 9781571814968

Published by Berghahn Books, 2002

About this Item

435 pages. 8.75x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Seller Inventory # x-1571814965

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Memory and Amnesia: The Role of the Spanish Civil War in the Transition to Democracy
• Publisher: Berghahn Books
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1571814965
• ISBN 13: 9781571814968
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.49 kilograms

About this title

Synopsis

Using a rich variety of sources such as official newsreels, school textbooks, the work of contemporary historians, memoirs, official documents, legislation, and monuments, this book explores how the historical memory of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) influenced the transition to democracy in Spain after Franco's death in 1975. The author traces the development of official discourse on the War throughout the Franco period and describes the régime's attempts to achieve political legitimacy. Although there was no universal consensus regarding the events of the Civil War, general agreement did exist concerning the main lesson which should be drawn from it: never again should Spaniards become embroiled in a fratricidal conflict.

About the Author

Paloma Aguilar is Professor of Political Science at the Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (Madrid, Spain) and Doctor Member of the Juan March Institute (Madrid, Spain).