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Irrational Triumph: Cultural Despair, Military Nationalism, and the Ideological Origins of Franco's Spain
R. Geoffrey Jensen
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Hardcover. This study examines the complex and diverse origins of Francoist nationalism. Focusing on the intellectual world of Spain's military elite, the book reveals the evolution of a military culture that ultimately became a principal bulwark for Franco's fascist regime. Series: Ethnonationalism/Iberian Studies. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBJD; HBLW; JFC; JPFN; JPFQ; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 503.
A nationalist vision, strongly rooted in Spanish Catholicism and military culture, was one of the most powerful ideological tools of the Franco regime until its demise in 1975. Although nationalist movements in Spain's Basque and Catalan provinces have been closely studied, hitherto little attention has been given to the origins and evolution of nationalism in Spain itself. In this study, historian Geoffrey Jensen examines the complex and richly diverse origins of Francoist nationalism. In the years following defeat in the Spanish-American War, Spain's leading intellectual figures struggled to explain the reasons for their country's decline and to argue over possible ... Read more
A nationalist vision, strongly rooted in Spanish Catholicism and military culture, was one of the most powerful ideological tools of the Franco regime until its demise in 1975. Although nationalist movements in Spain's Basque and Catalan provinces have been closely studied, hitherto little attention has been given to the origins and evolution of nationalism in Spain itself. In this study, historian Geoffrey Jensen examines the complex and richly diverse origins of Francoist nationalism. In the years following defeat in the Spanish-American War, Spain's leading intellectual figures struggled to explain the reasons for their country's decline and to argue over possible ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Nevada Press
Condition
New
Series
Ethnonationalism/Iberian Studies
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Reno, United States
ISBN
9780874174816
SKU
V9780874174816
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About R. Geoffrey Jensen
Geoffrey Jensen is assistant professor of history at the University of Southern Mississippi. His work has been published in numerous scholarly journals, including War and Society, Nations and Nationalism, and Journal of Contemporary History.
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