Alcala Zamora And The Failure Of The Spanish Republic 1931 1936

Author : Stanley G. Payne
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2017-02-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782843979

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Alcala Zamora and the Failure of the Spanish Republic, 1931-1936 by Stanley G. Payne Pdf

The Second Spanish Republic (1931-36) was the only new liberal democratic regime to emerge in Europe during the 1930s. Historians, however, have focused primarily on the Civil War of 1936-39 that followed, devoting much less attention to the parliamentary regime that preceded it. This book deals with the history and failure of the democratic polity in Spain through a detailed examination of the initiatives of its president, Niceto Alcala Zamora. As civil servant, lawyer, politician and writer, by 1931 he had become one of the most successful men of Spain. He played the leading role in the downfall of the monarchy and the inauguration of the Republic, which he served for eight months as initial prime minister and then as the first president. Stanley Payne's study argues that the failure of the Republic was not inevitable but depended on the policy choices of its president and the key party leaders. Alcala Zamora's professed goal was to center the Republic, stabilizing the new regime while avoiding extremes, but he failed altogether in this project. The Constitution of 1931 stipulated the double responsibility of parliamentary government both to the president and to a voting majority. Though Alcala Zamora resisted strong efforts from the left to cancel the results of the first fully democratic elections in 1933, he subsequently used his powers recklessly, making and unmaking governments at will, refusing to permit normal functioning of parliament. This first critical scholarly account of the presidency of Alcala Zamora casts new light on the failure of democracy in interwar Europe and on the origins of the Spanish Civil War.

Author : Gabriel Jackson
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : History
ISBN : 9780691007571

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The Spanish Republic and the Civil War, 1931-1939 by Gabriel Jackson Pdf

"The Spanish Civil War was fought from 17 July 1936 to 1 April 1939 between the Republicans, who were loyal to the established Spanish Republic, and the Nationalists, a rebel group led by General Francisco Franco. The Nationalists prevailed, and Franco ruled Spain for the next 36 years, from 1939 until his death in 1975."--Wikipedia.

Author : Frank Sedwick
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1963
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Tragedy of Manuel Azana by Frank Sedwick Pdf

Author : Richard Alan Hodgson Robinson
Publisher : [Pittsburgh] : University of Pittsburgh Press
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:49015000274820

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The Origins of Franco's Spain by Richard Alan Hodgson Robinson Pdf

"The purpose of this book is to provide a comprehensive study of the Right in Spain from the beginning of the Second Republic in April 1931 up to the outbreak of the Civil War in July 1936."--p. 9.

Author : Gabriel Jackson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 578 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:255828508

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The Spanish Republic and the Civil War by Gabriel Jackson Pdf

Author : Edgar Allison Peers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1936
Category : Spain
ISBN : IND:30000084036692

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The Spanish Tragedy, 1930-1936 by Edgar Allison Peers Pdf

A counting book which tells of the animals on Brown Cow Farm, from one brown horse in a box stall, through twenty puppies, to one hundred goslings swimming in the marshes.

Author : Roberto Villa Garcia
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2020-11-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781800858480

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Alejandro Lerroux and the Failure of Spanish Republican Democracy by Roberto Villa Garcia Pdf

Alejandro Lerroux (18641949) was one of the most polemical figures of early twentieth century Spanish politics. As leader of the Radical Republican Party and six-time prime minister between 1933 and 1935, his admirers saw him as a patriot determined to create a Republic for all citizens, while his critics denounced him as an opportunistic demagogue willing to sacrifice the Republic to its enemies. Like his French republican contemporary Georges Clemenceau, Lerrouxs long political journey took him from the fiery radical leftism of his youth to centrist consensual politics. Thus while Lerroux was the most significant advocate of a revolutionary break with Spains monarchical and authoritarian past before 1931, after the proclamation of the Second Republic he wished to build an inclusive and tolerant democracy. This book is the first scholarly biography in any language of this titan of modern Spanish politics. Nigel Townsons The Crisis of Democracy in Spain (2000) is the only book in English to discuss Lerrouxs career in any detail, but his study is restricted to the Second Republic. Utilising neglected primary material, Villa Garcia argues that Lerroux embodies the transition from the elitist liberal politics of the nineteenth century to the modern mass politics of the twentieth. Like the Second Republic itself, Lerrouxs political career ended in failure. The work is a timely reminder to students of modern Spain that the demise of Republican democracy was not inevitable. Nevertheless, after the abrupt end to Lerrouxs effort to sustain a broadly based moderate and democratic government, Spain would never again achieve stable and constitutional rule until 1977. The political defeat of Lerroux was a major turning point in the countrys history, a fateful step in the failure of democracy and the coming of civil war.

Author : Spanish Relief Committee, San Francisco,Niceto Alcalá-Zamora y Torres,Alejandro Lerroux,Gregorio Marañón,Miguel de Unamuno,Pío Baroja
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1937
Category : Spain
ISBN : UOM:39015012873348

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Spanish Liberals Speak on the Counter-revolution in Spain by Spanish Relief Committee, San Francisco,Niceto Alcalá-Zamora y Torres,Alejandro Lerroux,Gregorio Marañón,Miguel de Unamuno,Pío Baroja Pdf

Author : Nigel Townson
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2023-04-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9780141984223

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The Penguin History of Modern Spain by Nigel Townson Pdf

‘The best account in a single volume of Spain since 1898, exemplary for concision and for accuracy in the use of language, as well as for equanimity and generosity of spirit’ Felipe Fernández-Armesto, TLS A revelatory new history of Spain, from the late nineteenth century to the twenty-first 'Spain is different,' proclaimed the Franco regime in the 1940s, keen to attract foreign tourists. For the most part, the world has agreed. From the end of its 'glorious empire' in 1898 to the dazzling World Cup victory in 2010, the prevailing narrative of modern Spain has emphasized the country's peculiarity. Generations of historians and readers have been transfixed by its implosion into civil war in the 1930s, seduced by the valiant struggle of the republicans, horrified by the barbarity of the dictatorship which followed. Franco's Spain was seen as an anomaly in the midst of prosperous and permissive post-war Western Europe. But, as Nigel Townson shows in this richly layered and exciting new history, beyond the familiar image, there lies a radically different history of Spain: of a dynamic and progressive society that fits firmly into the narrative of modern Europe. Drawing on over forty years of post-Franco scholarship, The Penguin History of Modern Spain transforms our knowledge of Spain and its politics, society, economics and culture. It interweaves cutting-edge Spanish-led research - never before published in English - and testimonies of peasants, housewives, soldiers, workers, entrepreneurs, feminists and worker-priests, for an original and surprising portrait, which allows us, at last, to discern the country behind the veil of propaganda and romantic myths which still endure today

Author : Raymond Carr
Publisher : London : Macmillan ; New York : St. Martin's Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015008737929

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The Republic and the Civil War in Spain by Raymond Carr Pdf

Author : Raanan Rein,Joan Maria Thomas
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2018-04-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782845041

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Spain 1936 by Raanan Rein,Joan Maria Thomas Pdf

Marking the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, this volume takes a close look at the initial political moves, military actions and consequences of the fratricidal conflict and their impact on both Spaniards and contemporary European powers. The contributors re-examine the crystallization of the political alliances formed in the Republican and the Nationalist zones; the support mobilized by the two warring camps; and the different attitudes and policies adopted by neighbouring and far away countries. Spain 1936: Year Zero goes beyond and against commonly held assumptions as to the supposed unity of the Nationalist camp vis-a-vis the fragmentation of the Republican one; and likewise brings to the fore the complexities of initial support of the military rebellion by Nazi Germany and Soviet support of the beleaguered Republic. Situating the Iberian conflict in the larger international context, senior and junior scholars from various countries challenge the multitude of hitherto accepted ideas about the beginnings of the Spanish Civil War. A primary aim of the editors is to enable discussion on the Spanish Civil War from lesser known or realized perspectives by investigating the civil wars impact on countries such as Argentina, Japan, and Jewish Palestine; and from lesser heard voices at the time of women, intellectuals, and athletes. Original contributions are devoted to the Popular Olympiad organized in Barcelona in July 1936, Japanese perceptions of the Spanish conflict in light of the 1931 invasion to Manchuria, and international volunteers in the International Brigades.

Author : Ana I. Planet Contreras,Miguel Hernando de Larramendi,Julio de la Cueva
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2022-06-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781782847922

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Religious Landscapes in Contemporary Spain by Ana I. Planet Contreras,Miguel Hernando de Larramendi,Julio de la Cueva Pdf

Spain is no longer exclusively identified with Catholicism. This book sets out to understand the social dynamics of twenty-first century Spain through the perspective of religion and religious pluralism. Divided into three parts, Part I, Secularization in Spain, frames the analysis of this secularization process throughout the twentieth century and beyond, with particular attention to the process during the Second Republic and the quiet secularization of society that began under Franco's regime. Part II, Religious Change in Spain, establishes the broad framework of the process, addressing the changes that have taken place within Catholicism and the reaction of the Protestant minority as social mores became increasingly fast moving. Part III, Islam in Spain, addresses both its history (including colonial management) and current dynamics (how Islam is viewed by other religions; the impact of the March 11, 2004, attacks; and Islamophobic discourse). Religious Landscapes in Contemporary Spain is essential reading for scholars and students in History and Contemporary Affairs.

Author : Ángel Herrerín
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2020-07-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782846833

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The Road to Anarchy by Ángel Herrerín Pdf

The Road to Anarchy is the result of an exhaustive investigation into the anarcho-syndicalist Confederación Nacional del Trabajo (CNT) during the democratic years of the Second Republic. By analysing the course of the CNT in terms of its role in the labour conflict and the internal life and approach of the organisation (its ideology, its practice, its internal conflicts, the role of the individual and the weight of history) this book dismantles the long-held view that the CNT orchestrated three insurrections against the Republic. Key is analysis not only of the violence of the anarchists, but also that of the state. Two crucial themes emerge: the political struggle within the organisation, and its involvement in the revolution of October 1934 and in the events of the spring of 1936. Ángel Herrerín investigates the controversial relations of the anarchists with other political formations, such as the republicans, the socialists, Communists and Catalans, with whom the anarchists fought on the republican side during the Civil War. Special attention is paid to the crucial relationship with the socialist trade unions, the Unión General de Trabajadores (UGT), as this evolved from one of competition for trade-union dominance to the acceptance of anarcho-syndicalist practices by the socialists and collaboration between the two organisations. The book is based on wide-ranging archival research, including the Institute of Social History in Amsterdam, the National Historical Archive in Spain, the Foreign Office Archives in France and other national archives related to the repression of the CNT, such as those of the Army and Civil Guard in Spain. The study of the CNT in this timeframe is long overdue; the last similar study was undertaken by the US Democratic Congressman John Brademas in the 1950s, a renowned scholar of Spains social revolution.

Author : Ángel Alcalde,Foster Chamberlin,Francisco J. Leira-Castiñeira
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2021-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782847045

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The Crucible of Francoism by Ángel Alcalde,Foster Chamberlin,Francisco J. Leira-Castiñeira Pdf

The July 1936 coup d'tat against the Spanish Second Republic brought together a diversity of anti-Republican political and social groups under the leadership of rebel Africanista military officers. In the ensuing Civil War this coalition gradually came under the rule of Generalissimo Franco. This volume explores the hypothesis that the violence and combat experiences of the war were the fundamental ideological crucible for the Francoist regime. The rebels were a group of reactionary and anti-liberal forces with little ideological or political coherence, but they emerged from the conflict not only victorious but ideologically united under the dictator's power. Key to understanding this transition are the different political cultures of the rebel army, how the combatants' war experiences contributed to the transformation of diverse rebel groups, and the role of foreign armed intervention. The contributors examine not only the endogenous Spanish political and military cultures of the Francoist coalition, but also the transnational influence of foreign groups. The roots of Francoist political culture are found in the Falangist and Carlist militias, and Civil Guard units, that lent their support to the military rebellion. The war experiences of conscripts, colonial troops, and junior officers forged the Francoist ideology. It was reinforced by fascist influences and assistance from Germany and Italy, and the lesser-known contributions of Swiss and White Russian volunteers. At the beginning of the conflict the rebel side was not homogeneous. But it weaved together a complex, transnational web of political and military interests in the midst of a bloody and destructive war, transforming itself in the process to a political and dictatorial platform that was to rule Spain for many years.

Author : Ferran Gallego,Francisco Morente
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2018-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781837641338

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The Last Survivor by Ferran Gallego,Francisco Morente Pdf

This book proposes an interpretation of Francoism as the Spanish variant of fascism. Unlike Italian fascism and Nazism, the Franco regime survived the Second World War and continued its existence until the death of dictator Francisco Franco. Francoism was, therefore, the Last Survivor of the fascisms of the interwar period. And indeed this designation applies equally to Franco. The work begins with an analysis of the historical identity of Spanish fascism, constituted in the process of fascistization of the Spanish right during the crisis of the Second Republic, and consolidated in the formation of the fascist single-party and the New State during the civil war. Subsequent chapter contributions focus on various cultural and social projects (the university, political-cultural journals, the Labor University Service, local policies and social insurance) that sought to socialize Spaniards in the political principles of the Franco regime and thereby to strengthen social cohesion around it. Francoism faced varying degrees of non-compliance and outright hostility, expressed as different forms of cultural opposition to the Franco regime, especially in the years of its maturity (decades of the fifties and sixties), from Spaniards both inside Spain and in exile. Such opposition is explored in the context of how the regime reacted via the social, cultural and economic inducements at its disposal. The editors and contributors are widely published in the field of Spain of the Second Republic, the civil war and the Franco dictatorship. Research material is drawn from primary archival sources, and provides new information and new interpretations on Spanish politics, culture and society during the dictatorship.