Leira-Castiñeira, Francisco J.
Editorial: Liverpool University Press
Colección: LSE Studies in Spanish History
Número de páginas: 340 págs.
Fecha de edición: 01-07-2023
EAN: 9781789761788
ISBN: 978-1-78976-178-8
Precio (sin IVA): 37,43 €
Precio (IVA incluído): 38,93 €
The experience of the Spanish Civil War is defined by how the dictator placed citizens before a terrible dilemma: become executioners or die. This experience was not confined to Spain alone. A transnational analysis, hitherto never undertaken, puts the Spanish war experience in the context of the political and military dramas of the first half of the 20th century. Issues of recruitment, terror, and propaganda dominate analysis. But deeper social and indeed psychological issues are equally important in understanding how dictatorship can shape society for the worse, and indeed come to be regarded by the majority as the norm. Special attention is paid to military ethos at all levels of the armed forces.