The Spanish Civil Wars: A Comparative History of the First Carlist War and the Conflict of the 1930s

by Mark Lawrence

Overview

This book provides a comparative history of the domestic and international nature of Spain's First Carlist War (1833-40) and the Spanish Civil War (1936-39), as well as the impact of both conflicts.

The book demonstrates how and why Spain's struggle for liberty was won in the 1830s only for it to be lost one hundred years later. It shows how both civil wars were world wars in miniature, fought in part by foreign volunteers under the gaze and in the political consciousness of the outside world.

Prefaced by a short introduction, The Spanish Civil Wars is arranged into two domestic and international sections, each with three thematic chapters comparing each civil war in detail. The main analytical perspectives are political, social and new military history in nature, but they also explore aspects of gender, culture, nationalism and separatism, economy, religion and, especially, the war in its international context. The book integrates international archival research with the latest scholarship on both subjects and also includes a glossary, a bibliography and several images.

It is a key resource tailored to the needs of students and scholars of modern Spain which offers an intriguing and original new perspective on the Spanish Civil War.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781474229395
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	02/09/2017
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	264
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Mark Lawrence is Lecturer in History at the University of Kent, UK. He is the author of Spain's First Carlist War, 1833-40 (2014).

Table of Contents

Introduction
Part I: The Domestic Aspect of the Spanish Civil Wars
1. The battle fronts in the Spanish Civil Wars
2. The home fronts in the Spanish Civil Wars
3. Legacy and memory of the Spanish Civil Wars
Part II: The International Aspect of the Spanish Civil Wars
4. Imperial origins of the Spanish Civil Wars
5. World wars in miniature
6. Woe to the vanquished
Conclusions
Notes
Glossary
Sources and Bibliography
Index

Editorial Reviews

"Its historiographical value is twofold. On one level, it convincingly depicts an intricate pattern of historical fault lines specific to the Spanish context that appear to link civil disturbances that were separated by over one hundred years. And, finally, by focusing on the peculiarities or distinctive features of Spain's past, the book makes a compelling argument for revisiting our assumptions about the precise place the Spanish Civil War holds in twentieth-century European history." - American Historical Review

"[A] novel and creative comparison between two civil wars in Spain 100 years apart, the first virtually unknown outside of Spain and the second one of the most well-studied events of Spanish history ... [A] worthy subject of inquiry, and the book will likely open up a productive discussion about change versus continuity in modern Spanish history." - Journal of Modern History

"[The] book is superbly organized, provocative, and informative ... Very valuable for fresh, thoughtful insights into Spanish history. Summing Up: Essential. All academic levels/libraries." - CHOICE

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