The Spanish Civil Wars: A Comparative History of the First Carlist War and the Conflict of the 1930s

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This book provides a comparative history of the domestic and international nature of Spain’s First Carlist War (1833-40) and the Spanish Civil War (1936-39), as well as the impact of both conflicts. The book demonstrates how and why Spain’s struggle for liberty was won in the 1830s only for it to be lost one hundred years later. It shows how both civil wars were world wars in miniature, fought in part by foreign volunteers under the gaze and in the political consciousness of the outside world. Prefaced by a short introduction, The Spanish Civil Wars is arranged into two domestic and international sections, each with three thematic chapters comparing each civil war in detail. The main analytical perspectives are political, social and new military history in nature, but they also explore aspects of gender, culture, nationalism and separatism, economy, religion and, especially, the war in its international context. The book integrates international archival research with the latest scholarship on both subjects and also includes a glossary, a bibliography and several images. It is a key resource tailored to the needs of students and scholars of modern Spain which offers an intriguing and original new perspective on the Spanish Civil War. Cover Half Title Title Copyright Contents Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction Why a comparative study? Two Spains? Context of the Spanish Civil Wars Pre-war political crises Preparing for war Part One The domestic aspect of the Spanish Civil Wars 1 The battlefronts in the Spanish Civil Wars Overview Strategies of war The wars are decided in the north Rebel resourcefulness Securing the frontier with France International intervention intensifies the civil wars The dark side of honour Honouring and dishonouring the dead Atrocities Urban and rural terrain Quiet fronts The rearguard The wars disrupt human relations Peak militarization The enemy within 2 The home fronts in the Spanish Civil Wars Constitutional legacies Revolutionary similarities between 1835–36 and 1936 Regional politics Counter-revolutionary politics May Days in Barcelona Women Religion in the Spanish Civil Wars i. Rebel clericalism ii. Government anticlericalism Friendly and unfriendly billets Hospitals Food and morale 3 Legacy and memory of the Spanish Civil Wars A dynamic peace Part Two The international aspect of the Spanish Civil Wars 4 Imperial origins of the Spanish Civil Wars 5 World wars in miniature Similarities in international intervention The volunteering tradition one hundred years later 6 Woe to the vanquished Conclusions Glossary of relevant groupings and actors Sources and bibliography Archives Primary sources available in the public domain Newspapers/.pamphlets Published primary sources Secondary sources Index