Coming of the Spanish Civil War

Paul Preston is Professor of International History at the London School of Economics. His many books on Spain include Franco: A Biography (1993), The Politics of Revenge: Fascism and the Military in Twentieth-Century Spain (1990) and The Triumph of Democracy in Spain (1986).

• PROLOGUE 1 THE ORIGINS OF THE SOCIALIST SCHISM: 1917–31 2 BUILDING BARRICADES AGAINST REFORM The legalist Right, 1931–3 3 SOCIAL DEMOCRACY AND SOCIAL CONFLICT The PSOE in power, 1931–3 4 THE POLITICS OF REPRISAL The CEDA, the PSOE and the polarisation of 1934 5 A BLUFF CALLED The insurrection of 1934 6 THE LEGAL ROAD TO THE CORPORATE STATE The CEDA in power, 1934–5 7 SOCIALISM UNDER STRESS Repression, radicalisation and the Popular Front 8 THE ABANDONMENT OF LEGALISM The PSOE, the CEDA and the coming of war in 1936 EPILOGUE