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The Spanish Civil War
- A Very Short Introduction
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 5 hrs and 23 mins
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Summary
Amid the many catastrophes of the 20th century, the Spanish Civil War continues to exert a particular fascination among history buffs and the layperson 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 audience. 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.
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- Holly Ashford
- 01-06-24
Super-informative, and shocking
This book has given me that understanding I never had about what happened in Spain, the role of the Great Powers in enabling it, and its wider significance for Europe in the years that followed. The story that unfolds is heartbreaking.
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- MR D H BRIGHT
- 15-10-24
The final legacy chapter
What could have been added a little more was the effect of the international brigaders on east Germany and eastern Europe generally. Though that's certainly a book about post civil war stuff.
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