The Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939
HIST 160
Fall 2015 not offered
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Certificates: International Relations |
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. |
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:
Charles Esdaile, SPAIN IN THE LIBERAL AGE: FROM CONSTITUTION TO CIVIL WAR, 1808-1939 Gerald Brenan, THE SPANISH LABYRINTH Alun Kenwood, THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR: A CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL READER Arturo Barea, THE FORGING OF A REBEL Helen Graham, THE SPANISH REPUBLIC AT WAR, 1936-1939 Stanley Payne, FASCISM IN SPAIN, 1923-1977 Sheelagh Ellwood, FRANCO George Orwell, HOMAGE TO CATALONIA Ronald Radosh, ed., SPAIN BETRAYED Dolores Ibarruri, THEY SHALL NOT PASS Harry Fisher, COMRADES Jon Cowans, MODERN SPAIN: A DOCUMENTARY HISTORY Michael Seidman, REPUBLIC OF EGOS
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Examinations and Assignments: Four short papers and a major research paper |
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