The Spanish Civil War in 100 Objects by Antonio Cazorla-Sanchez

The Spanish Civil War in 100 Objects by Antonio Cazorla-Sanchez

Analysing 100 material objects which helped to shape the Spanish Civil War, this textbook explores one of the seminal events of 20th century through a unique material culture lens. From the plane that carried Francisco Franco to an anarchist newsreel to laxatives excavated in a trench, and from a woman’s death row letter to a recent graphic novel, this highly illustrated text introduces readers to totally new perspectives from which to interpret the events of 1930s Spain and their impact, both in the country itself and the world beyond it. In engaging self-contained chapters – each inspired by a specific item – a team of historians offer a panoramic overview of the Spanish Civil War, the Franco dictatorship to which it gave birth, and the ways the conflict has been remembered since the return to democracy. The result is an innovative and accessible study which not only tells the fascinating story of modern Spain, but also teaches students how to engage fully with primary sources and grounds their understanding of the era by discussing objects that are, in some form or another, often still familiar to us today.

A unique presentation of the history of the Spanish Civil War using images and descriptions of artifacts from the timeAn important contribution to both the history of the war and public history and material culture. * David A. Messenger, University of South Alabama, USA *

Antonio Cazorla-Sanchez is Professor and Chair of the Department of History at Trent University, Canada. He is the author or co-author of nine books, including Public Humanities and the Spanish Civil War: Memory and the Digital in Contested Histories (2018), Franco: The Biography of the Myth (2013) and Fear and Progress: Ordinary Lives in Franco’s Spain (2009).

Adrian Shubert is University Professor of History at York University, Toronto, Canada. He is the author of A Social History of Modern Spain, 1800-1990 (1990) and Death and Money in the Afternoon: A History of the Spanish Bullfight (2001) and the co-editor, along with José Alvarez Junco, of The History of Modern Spain (Bloomsbury Academic, 2017). His awards include a John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship, a Killam Research Fellowship, and being named a Commander of the Order of Civil Merit by King Juan Carlos.

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ISBN 13	9781350351448
ISBN 10	135035144X
Title	The Spanish Civil War in 100 Objects
Author	Antonio Cazorla-Sanchez
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published	2025-01-23
Number of pages	312
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