Stanley G. Payne is the Hilldale–Jaume Vicens Vives Professor of History Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His many books include Spain: A Unique History; Spain’s First Democracy: The Second Republic, 1931–1936; A History of Fascism, 1914–1945; and Fascism: Comparison and Definition, all published by the University of Wisconsin Press.

“The most substantial contribution to our understanding the political history of Francoist Spain. Its tone is gruff, its learning staggering.” —Raymond Carr, New York Review of Books“With the publication of Stanley G. Payne’s massive and eminently judicious study we at last have the means of understanding the man and his regime. . . . The most solidly based and sanely balanced book yet to appear on this difficult subject.” —Paul Preston, New York Times

Stanley G. Payne is the Hilldale–Jaume Vicens Vives Professor of History Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His many books include Spain: A Unique History; Spain’s First Democracy: The Second Republic, 1931–1936; A History of Fascism, 1914–1945; and Fascism: Comparison and Definition, all published by the University of Wisconsin Press.

“The most substantial contribution to our understanding the political history of Francoist Spain. Its tone is gruff, its learning staggering.” —Raymond Carr, New York Review of Books“With the publication of Stanley G. Payne’s massive and eminently judicious study we at last have the means of understanding the man and his regime. . . . The most solidly based and sanely balanced book yet to appear on this difficult subject.” —Paul Preston, New York Times