Coming of the Spanish Civil War - Reform, Reaction and Revolution in the Second Republic

Informationen zum Autor Paul Preston is Professor of International History at the London School of Economics. His many books on Spain include Franco: A Biography (1993), The Politics of Revenge: Fascism and the Military in Twentieth-Century Spain (1990) and The Triumph of Democracy in Spain (1986). Klappentext This classic text is made newly available in a substantially revised and updated second edition. Zusammenfassung This classic text is made newly available in a substantially revised and updated second edition. Inhaltsverzeichnis PROLOGUE 1 THE ORIGINS OF THE SOCIALIST SCHISM: 1917–31 2 BUILDING BARRICADES AGAINST REFORM The legalist Right, 1931–3 3 SOCIAL DEMOCRACY AND SOCIAL CONFLICT The PSOE in power, 1931–3 4 THE POLITICS OF REPRISAL The CEDA, the PSOE and the polarisation of 1934 5 A BLUFF CALLED The insurrection of 1934 6 THE LEGAL ROAD TO THE CORPORATE STATE The CEDA in power, 1934–5 7 SOCIALISM UNDER STRESS Repression, radicalisation and the Popular Front 8 THE ABANDONMENT OF LEGALISM The PSOE, the CEDA and the coming of war in 1936 EPILOGUE

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• Authors: Paul Preston, Preston Paul
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.1994
• EAN: 9780415063555
• ISBN: 978-0-415-06355-5
• No. of pages: 366
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; European History, Spain, HISTORY / Military / General, military history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, Modern warfare, c 1914 to c 1918 (including WW1), c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period), HISTORY / Europe / Spain