Spanish Republic and the Civil War, 1931-1939 /
At the time of its occurrence, the Spanish Civil War epitomized for the Western world the confrontation of democracy, fascism, and communism. An entire generation of Englishmen and Americans felt a deeper emotional involvement in that war than in any other world event of their lifetimes, including t...
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Format: | Électronique eBook |
Langue: | Inglés |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
2012.
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Collection: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Résumé: | At the time of its occurrence, the Spanish Civil War epitomized for the Western world the confrontation of democracy, fascism, and communism. An entire generation of Englishmen and Americans felt a deeper emotional involvement in that war than in any other world event of their lifetimes, including the Second World War. On the Continent, its "lessons," as interpreted by participants of many nationalities, have played an important role in the politics of both Western Europe and the People's Democracies. Everywhere in the Western world, readers of history have noted parallels between the Spanish. |
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Description matérielle: | 1 online resource (592 pages): illustrations, maps |
ISBN: | 9781400820184 |