Revolution and War in Spain, 1931-1939

'This collection of essays constitutes a magnificent monument to recent scholarship on the Second Republic na and the Civil War. It is indispensable for a full understanding of the period.' - Raymond Carr`This volume is not just another collection of scholarly essays of varying quality; it is an important and stimulating book and a clear sign that Spanish historiography is coming of age.' - History Today`The different essays form a consistent whole and, by stressing the complexity of recent Spanish history this volume succeeds in clarifying it.' - James Joll, New Society` ... a marvellously readable collection ... this book represents excellent value for a teacher wishing an update on current thinking on the Civil War in the light of considerable recent research.' - History Teaching Review`The variety, relevance and originality of this book make it a rare and exciting challenge for sixth form students.' - Teaching History

• List of contributors, List of abbreviations, Acknowledgements, Map of the regions and provinces of Spain, Introduction War of words: the Spanish Civil War and the historians, 1. The Republican ‘take-over’: prelude to inevitable catastrophe?, 2. The Church’s crusade against the Republic, 3. War on two fronts: politics and society in Navarre 1931–6, 4. Regionalism and revolution in Catalonia, 5. The epic failure: the Asturian revolution of October 1934, 6. Economic crisis, social conflict and the Popular Front: Madrid 1931–6, 7. The agrarian war in the south, 8. The Basque question 1931–7, 9. Soldiers, politics and war, 10. The popular experience of war and revolution 1936–9, 11. Reflex reaction: Germany and the onset of the Spanish Civil War, 12. The financing of the Spanish Civil War, Index