George R. Esenwein - Spanish Civil War: A Modern Tragedy (Routledge Sources in History)

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The Spanish Civil War

The Spanish Civil War has long been approached by historians as a single, self-contained event and as a dichotomous conflict between Christianity and atheism, fascism and democracy, capitalism and socialism. The Spanish Civil War: A Modern Tragedy, the first book on the subject to combine an integrative analysis with primary source material, moves beyond this one-dimensional, reductionist view to examine it as a multifaceted, heterogeneous conflict, providing:

an up-to-date analysis of both domestic and international aspects of the war

an examination of the impact of gender and race on events

the inclusion of key primary sources from contemporary media accounts, diplomatic records, political publications and popular propaganda

the use of rare documents, published for the first time

a guide to further reading and glossary

a critical overview of the key historiographical issues regarding the Civil War and Revolution

George Esenwein teaches at the University of Florida. In addition to the many reviews and articles he has published on modern Spanish and European history, he is author of a monograph on Spanish anarchism, Anarchist Ideology and the Working-class Movement in Spain, 18681898, and co-author of a history of the Spanish Civil War, Spain At War: The Spanish Civil War in Context, 19131939 (1995).

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A Modern Tragedy

George R. Esenwein

NEW YORKANDLONDON

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To Marnie

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Shifting fronts during the Spanish Civil War

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