Milicianas - Women in Combat in the Spanish Civil War

Milicianas provides a comprehensive picture of what life was like for the women who fought alongside their male comrades during the first year of the Spanish Civil War, focusing on how the women themselves viewed this experience.

List of contents

Acknowledgments
List of Political Organizations and their Abbreviations
A Note on the Text
Introduction
Chapter 1 Women in Spain 1800-1936
Chapter 2 Women and the Social Revolution in the Republican Zone
Chapter 3 The Initial Reaction: Street Fighting and Formation of the Militias
Chapter 4 Milicianas in Combat
Chapter 5 Changing Attitudes and the Decision to Remove Milicianas from Combat
Chapter 6 Representations of Milicianas
Conclusion
Notes on the Sources
Bibliography

About the author

Lisa Lines is an independent historian and director and head editor of Elite Editing, Australia's largest academic editing service.

Summary

Milicianas provides a comprehensive picture of what life was like for the women who fought alongside their male comrades during the first year of the Spanish Civil War, focusing on how the women themselves viewed this experience.

Product details

• Authors: Lisa Lines
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.03.2015
• EAN: 9780739164938
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-6493-8
• No. of pages: 226
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; European History, Spain, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, HISTORY / Military / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Women, Gender studies: women, Modern warfare, c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), Gender studies: women and girls, c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), Spanish Civil War, 1936–1939 (Spanish Civil War period), Civil wars, HISTORY / Europe / Spain, HISTORY / Military / Civil Wars, Gender and Women's History