Revolution and War in Spain, 1931-1939

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This collection of essays constitutes a magnificent monument to recent scholarship on the Second Republic and the Civil War. It is indispensable for a full understanding of the period.' - Raymond Carr. Abstract: This collection of essays constitutes a magnificent monument to recent scholarship on the Second Republic and the Civil War. It is indispensable for a full understanding of the period.' - Raymond Carr Content: Book Cover Title Contents List of contributors List of abbreviations Acknowledgements Map of the regions and provinces of Spain Introduction War of words: the Spanish Civil War and the historians The Republican 'take-over': prelude to inevitable catastrophe? The Church's crusade against the Republic War on two fronts: politics and society in Navarre 1931 6 Regionalism and revolution in Catalonia The epic failure: the Asturian revolution of October 1934 Economic crisis, social conflict and the Popular Front: Madrid 1931 6 The agrarian war in the south. The Basque question 1931 7Soldiers, politics and war The popular experience of war and revolution1936 9 Reflex reaction: Germany and the onset of the Spanish Civil War Index.