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O zgodovinopisju o španski državljanski vojni
On Historiography of the Spanish Civil War

Author(s): Peter Vodopivec
Subject(s): Civil Society, Military history, Political history, Post-War period (1950 - 1989), History of Communism, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Inštitut za novejšo zgodovino
Keywords: civil war; Spain; historiography; communists; socialists; anarchists; historical memory;

Summary/Abstract: The author discusses the main trends in the research of Spanish civil war since early 1960s, when the first critical distance-based analyses were carried out by British, American, French and Spanish researchers. The paper reflects on works and interpretations by Hugh Thomas, Paul Preston, Stanley Peyne, Gabriel Jackson, Pierre Broué and Émile Témime, while briefly mentioning the books and views of Burnett Bolloten, Walther Bernecker, Ronald Radosh, Herbert Southworth, Helen Graham, E.H. Carr and Noam Chomsky. Furthermore, the author presents the development of the Spanish civil war historiography in Spain after Franco’s death, focusing mostly on works and assessments by Ángel Martin Viñas, Santos D. Juliá, Albert Reig Tapia, and Enrique Moradiellos.

  • Issue Year: 56/2016
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 7-22
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Slovenian