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9780299178604: Republic of Egos: A Social History of the Spanish Civil War
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"Seidman combines a most impressive command of the existing literature on the Spanish Civil War with a highly original emphasis on the ways in which hunger, fear, sex, quality of leadership, quality of supplies (or lack thereof), isolation from friends and family, prospects of victory or defeat, and the struggle for sheer survival affected the morale and the behavior of millions of anonymous participants. At the same time he makes many illuminating analogies with the English and American civil wars and with the revolutionary experiences of France and Russia." Gabriel Jackson, author of "The Spanish Republic and the Civil War""
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Most histories of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) have examined major leaders or well-established political and social groups to explore class, gender and ideological struggles. The war in Spain was marked by momentous conflicts between democracy and dictatorship, communism and fascism, anarchism and authoritarianism, and catholicism and anticlericalism that still provoke our fascination. In this title, Michael Seidman focuses instead on the personal and individual experiences of the common men and women who were actors in a struggle that defined a generation and helped to shape our world. By examining the roles of anonymous individuals, families and small groups who fought for their own interest and survival - and not necessarily for an abstract or revolutionary cause - the author reveals a powerful but rarely considered pressure on the outcome of history. He shows how price controls and inflation in the Republican Zone encouraged peasant hoarding, black marketing and unrest among urban workers. Soldiers of the Republican Army responded to material shortages by looting, deserting and fraternizing with the enemy. Seidman's focus on average, seemingly nonpolitical individuals provides a new vision of both the experience and outcome of the war.

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  • EditorialUniversity of Wisconsin Press
  • Año de publicación2002
  • ISBN 10 0299178609
  • ISBN 13 9780299178604
  • EncuadernaciónTapa dura
  • Número de páginas406
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