Jose Antonio Primo De Rivera - The Reality and Myth of a Spanish Fascist Leader

There are few individuals in modern Spanish history that have been as thoroughly mythologized as José Antonio Primo de Rivera, a leading figure in the Spanish Civil War who was executed by the Republicans in 1936 and celebrated as a martyr following the victory of the Falangists. In this long-awaited translation, Joan Maria Thomàs provides a measured, exhaustively researched study of Primo de Rivera's personality, beliefs, and political activity. His biography shows us a man dedicated to the creation of a fascist political regime that he aspired to one day lead, while at the same carefully distinguishing his aims from those of the Falangists and the Franco Regime.

List of contents

Introduction

Chapter 1. José Antonio Primo de Rivera and His People

Chapter 2. The Rise of the First Born: From Defending His Father's Memory to Molding a Second Primo de Rivera as the "Savior of Spain"

Chapter 3. Saving Spain  

Chapter 4. José Antonio's Fascist Ideology

Chapter 5. The Most Important Myth and Hero Worship in Franco's Spain, Second Only to Franco Himself

Bibliography

Index

About the author

Joan Maria Thomàs is Professor of Contemporary History at the Rovira i Virgili University. He is the author of many books on Falangism, fascism, and Spanish history, several of which have been translated into English. He is a member of the American Historical Association and a Corresponding Member of the Royal Academy of History.

Product details

• Authors: Joan Maria Thomas, Joan Maria Thomàs, Thomas Joan Maria
• Publisher: BERGHAHN BOOKS, INC
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2019
• EAN: 9781789202083
• ISBN: 978-1-78920-208-3
• No. of pages: 373
• Series: Studies in Latin American and; Studies in Latin American and Spanish History; Studies in Latin American and
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political, Biography: historical, political & military, Political leaders & leadership, Fascism & Nazism, Far-right political ideologies and movements, Biography: historical, political and military, Political leaders and leadership