Sophomore Seminar: The Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939
HIST 160
Spring 2012 not offered
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IBST 273 |
The Spanish Civil War erupted during a decade in Europe marked by ideological tensions, economic and social crises, the weakness of democracies contrasted to the dynamism of dictatorial regimes, and an international climate that culminated in the outbreak of the Second World War. The ideological character of the civil war in Spain, which appeared to pit left versus right, or democracy against fascism, or nation and religious faith against communism and revolution, captured the imagination of Europeans and spurred their involvement in the war. All of Europe's dangers seemed to have exploded in Spain, whatever the specifically Spanish factors that unleashed and defined the struggle. This seminar will examine the events in Spain and Europe's response to them through contemporary writings, such as journalistic and participants' accounts, diplomatic documents, memoirs, films, biographies, and general and specific studies from the 1930s to the present. |
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Essential Capabilities:
Several papers are required, including a major research paper. Presentations, identiification of key issues, critiques required.
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS HIST |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: None |
Major Readings:
George Orwell, HOMAGE TO CATALONIA
Franz Borkenau, THE SPANISH COCKPIT
Andre Malraux, MAN'S HOPE
Dolores Ibarruri, THEY SHALL NOT PASS
Stanley G. Payne, FASCISM IN SPAIN, 1923-1977
Paul Preston, THE COMING OF THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR
Helen Graham, THE SPANISH REPUBLIC AT WAR, 1936-1939
Jose Peirats, ANARCHISTS IN THE SPANISH REVOLUTION
Ronald Fraser, BLOOD OF SPAIN: AN ORAL HISTORY OF THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR
Paul Preston, FRANCO
Michael Seidman, REPUBLIC OF EGOS
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Examinations and Assignments:
Three short papers, major research paper, oral presentations |
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