{"product_id":"9781041221012-coming-of-the-spanish-civil-war","title":"The Coming of the Spanish Civil War","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Coming of the Spanish Civil War\u003c\/i\u003e is widely regarded as a classic account of the collapse of democracy in Spain and the and outbreak of the civil war. This Routledge Classics edition includes a new Preface by the author, in which he reflects on how the book came to be written.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul Preston's \u003ci\u003eThe Coming of the Spanish Civil War\u003c\/i\u003e is widely regarded as a classic account of the collapse of democracy in Spain and the and outbreak of the civil war. In a narrative that paints a picture of picture of a deeply divided country, he coherently and excitingly outlines the social and economic background to the conflict. Explaining Spain's predicament as a predominantly poor, agricultural country riven by economic inequality, Preston deftly shows how the Republican-Socialist coalition's attempts to reform Spain in the early 1930s were continually undermined and thwarted by right-wing parties and factions. The incompatible interests represented by these two mass parliamentary parties — those of the landless labourers and big landlords, of industrialists and workers — spilled over into conflict which could not be contained within the parliamentary arena, leading ultimately to the outbreak of conflict in 1936.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on archives, diaries and letters of major protagonists, \u003ci\u003eThe Coming of the Spanish Civil War \u003c\/i\u003eremains the definitive account of a conflict whose legacy is still being confronted in Spain today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Routledge Classics edition includes a new Preface by the author, in which he reflects on how the book came to be written.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57300703805814,"sku":"9781041221012","price":24.97,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_40110108_1bb24c8d-a030-45a1-b504-a2db5796232e.jpg?v=1772075035","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781041221012-coming-of-the-spanish-civil-war","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}