Spain''s First Carlist War, 1833-40

Spain's First Carlist War was an unlikely agent of modernity. It pitted town against country, subalterns against elites, and Europe's Liberal powers against Absolute Monarchies. This book traces the individual, collective and international experience of this conflict, giving equal attention to battle fronts and home fronts.

List of contents

1. Introduction, History and Sources 2. The First Carlist War: Origins 3. The First Carlist War: Context 4. The Basque Phase, 1833-35 5. The War Radicalises the Cristino Zone, 1835-36 6. Deep War Feeds Revolution, 1836-37 7. Carlist Failure, 1837-39 8. Stalemate and Cristino victory, 1838-40 9. Conclusion

About the author

Mark Lawrence is a teaching fellow at Newcastle University, UK. He is a historian of war, radicalism and society in Modern Spain and Mexico.

Summary

Spain's First Carlist War was an unlikely agent of modernity. It pitted town against country, subalterns against elites, and Europe's Liberal powers against Absolute Monarchies. This book traces the individual, collective and international experience of this conflict, giving equal attention to battle fronts and home fronts.

Product details

• Authors: M Lawrence, M. Lawrence
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.01.2014
• EAN: 9781349486526
• ISBN: 978-1-349-48652-6
• No. of pages: 291
• Series: War, Culture and Society, 1750-1850; War, Culture and Society, 1750; War, Culture and Society, 1750-1850; War, Culture and Society, 1750 -1850; War, Culture and Society, 1750–1850
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Geschichte, Sozial- und Kulturgeschichte, Militärgeschichte, B, Cultural History, History, Europe, European History, Social History, military history, Social & cultural history, Monarchy, auseinandersetzen, individual, History, Modern, Civilization—History, Palgrave History Collection, Modern History, Europe—History, History of Military, Home Front, Juntas, Espartero, Quadruple Alliance