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The pamphlet discusses the period of intense upheaval in Spain in the 1930s, which led to a civil war and the rise of General Franco's Nationalist rebels. The conflict was seen as a struggle against fascism and the defeat of democracy, resulting in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people. With the availability of new research materials, historians have challenged old beliefs and continue to debate the origins of the Spanish Civil War. The pamphlet provides a clear and accessible overview of the events in Spain during this time.
In the 1930s Spain underwent a period of intense and bloody upheaval that culminated in three years of civil war and the triumph of the Nationalist rebels under General Franco. Hundreds of thousands of Spanish - and non-Spanish - people died in their struggle against what was seen as the greatest evil of the time: fascism and its commitment to the defeat of democracy. Fifty years on, with the coming of a new democracy to Spain, previously inaccessible research materials have become available to historians; old orthodoxies have been challenged and the continuing debate concerning the origins of the Spanish Civil War has been lively. In the light of this renewed interest Martin Blinkhorn has provided a lucid and readable introduction to events in Spain in the 1930s.
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