{"product_id":"9781474229395","title":"The Spanish Civil Wars : A Comparative History of the First Carlist War and the Conflict of the 1930s","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Spanish Civil Wars\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Mark Lawrence\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book provides a comparative history of the domestic and international nature of Spain's First Carlist War (1833-40) and the Spanish Civil War (1936-39), as well as the impact of both conflicts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book demonstrates how and why Spain's struggle for liberty was won in the 1830s only for it to be lost one hundred years later. It shows how both civil wars were world wars in miniature, fought in part by foreign volunteers under the gaze and in the political consciousness of the outside world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrefaced by a short introduction, \u003ci\u003eThe Spanish Civil Wars\u003c\/i\u003e is arranged into two domestic and international sections, each with three thematic chapters comparing each civil war in detail. The main analytical perspectives are political, social and new military history in nature, but they also explore aspects of gender, culture, nationalism and separatism, economy, religion and, especially, the war in its international context. The book integrates international archival research with the latest scholarship on both subjects and also includes a glossary, a bibliography and several images.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is a key resource tailored to the needs of students and scholars of modern Spain which offers an intriguing and original new perspective on the Spanish Civil War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Its historiographical value is twofold. On one level, it convincingly depicts an intricate pattern of historical fault lines specific to the Spanish context that appear to link civil disturbances that were separated by over one hundred years. And, finally, by focusing on the peculiarities or distinctive features of Spain’s past, the book makes a compelling argument for revisiting our assumptions about the precise place the Spanish Civil War holds in twentieth-century European history.” – \u003ci\u003eAmerican Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[A] novel and creative comparison between two civil wars in Spain 100 years apart, the first virtually unknown outside of Spain and the second one of the most well-studied events of Spanish history … [A] worthy subject of inquiry, and the book will likely open up a productive discussion about change versus continuity in modern Spanish history.” – \u003ci\u003eJournal of Modern History\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[The] book is superbly organized, provocative, and informative … Very valuable for fresh, thoughtful insights into Spanish history. Summing Up: Essential. All academic levels\/libraries.” - \u003ci\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781474229395\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40619699732686,"sku":"9781474229395","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_2a9f7b80-3571-49a2-9e3b-baf6dd47eb5e.jpg?v=1638406137","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781474229395","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}