Impact of the Spanish Civil War on Britain

War, Loss and Memory

Häftad, Engelska, 2006

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The Spanish Civil War has had a profound and lasting impact on Britain. At least 2400 Britons volunteered to fight for the Spanish Republic (of whom more than 500 died), while others provided medical assistance, visited Spain in delegations, or covered the Civil War as journalists. In this collection of three of his published articles and seven new essays, all based on primary research, Tom Buchanan sheds light on many facets of this complex relationship. The book's central themes are the impact of loss on families and communities, and the importance of Spain itself -- its history and culture -- in the way that the Civil War was understood in Britain. Some of the chapters deal with individuals involved in the Civil War, such as the writer John Langdon-Davies, the artist Felicia Browne and the journalist GL Steer. Others pursue somewhat neglected themes, such as the response of British artists to the war or the role played by British medical personnel. The final two chapters focus on the long-term impact of the conflict on British politics and on Britain's relations with Spain since 1939.

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Utgivningsdatum2006-11-27
Mått229 x 152 x undefined mm
Vikt422 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieLiverpool Studies in Spanish History
Antal sidor267
FörlagLiverpool University Press
ISBN9781845191276

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Tom Buchanan is Professor of Modern British and European History at the University of Oxford's Department for Continuing Education, and a Fellow of Kellogg College. He is the author of three books and numerous articles on British involvement in the Spanish Civil War. His most recent book is Amnesty International and Human Rights Activism in Postwar Britain, 1945-1977 (Cambridge University Press, 2020).

"A far away country of which we know nothing"? British perceptions of Spain and its civil war, 1931-1939; Journalism at war: George Lowther Steer, Guernica and the resistance to fascist aggression; The masked advance: politics, intrigue and British medical aid for the Spanish Republic; The lost art of Felicia Browne; Mobilising art: British artists and the Spanish Civil War; The death of Bob Smillie, the Spanish Civil War and the eclipse of the Independent Labour Party; Loss, memory and the British "volunteers for liberty"; My country right or left: John Langdon-Davies and Catalonia; Spain rediscovered: British perceptions of Franco's Spain and the advent of mass tourism, 1945-1975; The Spanish Civil War in British politics since 1939; Index.

"...a rich survey of the war's lessons and legacy..." -- Sasha Pack, University at Buffalo, SUNY, Journal of British Studies."...a very thorough and stimulating book...essential reading for anyone seriously interested in the subject...It deserves and can expect - with it's appeal for the specialist and the interested layperson alike - a wide readership." -- Lewis H. Mates, Durham University, in Twentieth Century British History, vol 19, no 2, 2008.