The Politics of Revenge: Fascism and the Military in 20th-century Spain

by Paul Preston

Overview

The role of the Spanish Right in the course of the twentieth-century has been a neglected area of academic study. The Politics of Revenge redresses this providing a succinct and disturbing account.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134811120
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/02/2003
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	240
File size:	463 KB

About the Author

Preston, Paul

Table of Contents

Author's Note; Preface; Chronology; Part I: Defending the Past: Resisting modernity: fascism and the military in twentieth- century Spain; The Politics of Revenge: Francoism, the Civil War and collective memory; Part II: Surviving the Present: Franco and the Axis temptation; Franco and his generals, 1939-45; Part III: Instruments of Dictatorship: Populism and parasitism: the Falange and the Spanish establishment, 1939-75; Destiny and dictatorship: the Spanish army and the Franco regime, 1939-75; Part IV: Resurrecting the Past: Into the bunker: the extreme right and the struggle against democracy, 1967-77; Francoism's last stand: the military campaign against democracy, 1973-82; Further reading; Index