The Spanish Civil War

This Very Short Introduction offers a powerfully-written explanation of the war's complex origins and course, and explores its impact on a personal and international scale. It also provides an ethical reflection on the war in the context of Europe's tumultuous twentieth century, highlighting why it has inspired some of the greatest writers of our time, and how it continues to resonate today in Britain, continental Europe, and beyond. Throughout the book, the focus is on the war as an arena of social change where ideas about culture were forged or resisted, and in which both Spaniards and non-Spaniards participated alike. These were conflicts that during the Second World War would stretch from Franco's regime, which envisaged itself as part of the Nazi new order, to Europe and beyond. Accordingly, this book examines Spanish participation in European resistance movements during World War II and also the ongoing civil war waged politically, economically, judicially and culturally inside Spain by Francoism after its military victory in 1939. History writing itself became a battleground and the book charts the Franco regime's attempt to appropriate the past.It also indicates its ultimate failure - as evident in new writings on the war and, above all, in the return of Republican memory now occurring in Spain during the opening years of the twenty-first century.

ISBN 0192803778   Pages 186 ISBN13 9780192803771 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Oxford University Press   Weight (grammes) 162 Imprint Oxford University Press   Published in Oxford Format Paperback   Series title Very Short Introductions Publication date 24 Mar 2005   Height (mm) 174 Library of Congress 2004029461   Width (mm) 111 DEWEY 946.081   Spine width (mm) 11 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level General

PREFACE; 1. Introduction: the origins of Spain's civil war; 2. Rebellion, revolution, and repression; 3. Mobilise and survive: the Republic at war; 4. The making of Rebel Spain; 5. The Republic besieged; 6. Defeat and victory: the wars after the war; 7. The uses of history; Chronology; References; Further Reading

Provocative and illuminating in equal measure, every sentence...is packed with thought and meaning. Paul Preston, BBC History Magazine. Small but impressive Soldier Magazine

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