| A Time of Silence: Civil War and the Culture of Repression in Franco's Spain, 1936 1945 Contributor(s): Richards, Michael (Author), Winter, Jay (Editor), Kennedy, Paul (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521594014 ISBN-13: 9780521594011 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $132.05 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 1998 Annotation: The years 1936-1945 in Spain saw catastrophic civil war followed by fierce repression and economic misery. Families were torn apart and social relations were disrupted by death, exile and defeat. This study attempts to show how the Civil War was understood and absorbed, particularly by those who could claim themselves as "the victors," during and in the immediate aftermath of the conflict, taking as its main focus the repression and violence of the period, and the role of Catholic and Fascist ideology. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Economic History - History | Europe - Spain & Portugal |
| Dewey: 946.082 |
| LCCN: 98003444 |
| Series: Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.24" W x 9.26" (1.41 lbs) 328 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Chronological Period - 1940's - Chronological Period - 1930's - Cultural Region - Western Europe |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The years 1936-1945 in Spain saw catastrophic civil war followed by fierce repression and economic misery. Families were torn apart and social relations were disrupted by death, exile and defeat. This study attempts to show how the Civil War was understood and absorbed, particularly by those who could claim themselves as the victors, during and in the immediate aftermath of the conflict, taking as its main focus the repression and violence of the period, and the role of Catholic and Fascist ideology. |