| If You Tolerate This...: The Spanish Civil War in the Age of Total War Contributor(s): Baumeister, Martin (Editor), Schüler-Springorum, Stefanie (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3593386941 ISBN-13: 9783593386942 Publisher: Campus Verlag OUR PRICE: $58.41 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2009 Annotation: The Spanish Civil War has been called the "quintessential expression" of the violent confrontation of the great ideologies in the Europe of the 1930s. Yet, historical research has so far paid all but no attention to the Spanish experience within the context of the wars of the 20th Century. This "age of total war" has been dominated like no other by the mass mobilization, military violence, mass killing and mass dying. The previous differentiation between civilian and military sectors collapsed while war itself dominated all human activity and almost all areas of experience, burning itself deep into the individual's memory and into collective identities. In this volume, reknown scholars from the US, Great Britain, Spain, Italy and Germany situate the Spanish Civil War in the context of total war by focussing on topics like military violence, war experience and the culture of war. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Spain & Portugal |
| Dewey: 946.081 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.4" W x 8.1" (0.85 lbs) 297 pages |
| Themes: - Holiday - Christmas |
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| Publisher Description: The Spanish Civil War has been called the quintessential expression of violent ideological confrontation in 1930s Europe. Despite this reputation, researchers have neglected to properly explore the Spanish experience in the context of the history of twentieth-century warfare. To fill this gap, "If You Tolerate This . . . " brings together an international group of scholars to address the Spanish Civil War's role in the development of total war. Examining such topics as military violence, the experience of war, and the culture of war, this anthology traces how the differentiation between civilian and military sectors crumbled with the onset of civil war. Individual memory and collective identity in Spain, the authors argue, became synonymous with mass killing and mass dying. Offering a unique perspective on one of European history's most fraught events, this volume will be necessary reading for students and scholars of twentieth-century Spain and military history. |