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France divided : the French and the Civil War in Spain / David Wingeate Pike.

DC389 .P46 2012

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Format:: Book
Author/Creator:: Pike, David Wingeate.
Contributor:: Dorothy Mann Yeakel & Paul Herbert Yeakel Memorial Fund.
Series:: Cañada Blanch/Sussex Academic studies on contemporary Spain
Language:: English
Subjects (All):: Public opinion.; History.; Press coverage.; Social aspects.; France--Politics and government--1914-1940.; France.; Politics and government.; Spain--History--Civil War, 1936-1939--Social aspects--France.; Spain.; Spain--History--Civil War, 1936-1939--Press coverage--France.; Spain--History--Civil War, 1936-1939--Foreign public opinion, French.; France--Public opinion--History--20th century.
Physical Description:: xxv, 433 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Place of Publication:: Brighton ; Portland, Or. : Sussex Academic Press ; [London] : Cañada Blanch for Contemporary Spanish Studies, 2012.
Summary:: Pike (American U. of Paris, France) analyzes the split in French public opinion during the Spanish Civil War that ended in the collapse of French national unity and exacerbated the division between the Left and the Right in French society, especially after the riots of 1934. He examines how the French people viewed their position in the international conflict surrounding the Spanish question and public opinion as represented by the press, including editorial opinion, propaganda, French correspondents in Spain, and collateral events in France like frontier incidents, arms supplies, foreign volunteers, and espionage activities. Information is based on materials in the archives of the Midi-Pyrénées and the departments of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Ariège, Aude, and Pyrénées-Orientales, especially the correspondence between the five frontier Prefects and Paris, and the Berneri Collection. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Contents:: Part 1 The Limits of Intervention; 1 The Call to Arms 9; The message from Giral to Blum; Blum's first reaction; The modification in Blum's position, following his visit to London and the reaction of the Senate; First dispatch on 2 August of French arms; The French proposal of non-intervention in Spain; The other Powers reply; Blum suspends French aid on 8 August; The fall of the Giral government; 2 The Revolt of the Generals 13; The slogans of the adversaries: 'Order and patriotism' against 'Liberty and justice'; The first reactions of the French press on left and right; The question of legitimacy; The conflict expands; 3 The Appeal of Giral 18; Blum's initial promise of support; Opposition from the Right, the Radicals, and the British Government; The Cot formula suspended; Suspicions, accusations, denials; The legality polemic; The arguments of the Right: the Spanish Government of tomorrow, and a new defence line; Refutations from the Left; The fear of escalation; German-Italian preparations and financial aid; 4 Italo-German Intervention and the Cot Formula 29; Italian intervention: denial and proof; French interests in Morocco; The reply of the Right; The hesitations of the Radicals; The attitude of reserve of the Spanish Republicans; Pressure from the Left and French intervention; 5 The Delbos-Daladier Formula 37; British reaction as cause of the French volte-face; Support for the new policy; Opposition from the Left; Opposition from the Right; Frontier incidents; 6 Mediation Appeals and Fascist Consolidation 48; Appeals for international mediation: the South American initiative; Fascist aid to Franco: the German; Italian objectives; France in Europe: an analysis of its position; 7 The London Committee 55; Twenty-four nations participate; The Portuguese position; Accusations and counter-accusations; The Delbos Plan: new support and opposition; Contradictions between Soviet policy and the activities of the French Communists; The reply of L'Humanité; Division within the SFIO; The decision of the British Labour Party; Reaction of the Right and French aid to Franco; 8 The Soviet Ultimatum and Intervention 66; Soviet policy; The French 'Trotskyists'; The ultimatum of 7 October; The London Committee steps back; The effect on French policy; 9 The Foreign Volunteers 71; Blum agrees to the departure of the volunteers; The first arrivals; Franco's response; Travel restrictions; The International Brigades move into formation; Opposition to their formation and to their recruitment in France; Foreign volunteers for the insurgency; 10 Axis Recognition of Franco 79; The 'preventive counter-revolution' against the mere idea of a Catalan republic; Franco's failure before Madrid: its repercussions on Axis policy; Relations between Hitler and Mussolini: the common front; Blockade and recognition: repercussions on the democracies; Reflections on the granting of belligerent status to Franco; The Pan-American Conference; A socialist delegation visits London; 11 The Three Anglo-French Peace Initiatives 88; The 'Soviet' proposal for an international control (23 October); The Committee approves it on 12 November; Further violations; The Delbos Plan for a 'Gentlemen's Agreement' (27 November); Reaction from the Right and Left; Hostility to the Delbos Plan from both sides in Spain; The 'German' Plan (4 December); The question of the volunteers; Accusations of bad faith; The attitudes of Hitler and Mussolini; 12 The Democracies Outmanoeuvred 94; The initiatives of the Committee; The possibilities of general disengagement; The role of France; The antifascists dejected by fascist falsifications; Hitler's policy; Mussolini's policy; The democracies mark time; Part 2 The Comedy of Non-intervention; 13 The Committee Implements Control 105; Malaga: its effect on morale; New calls for the granting of belligerent rights; The foreign volunteers; Frontier control and violations; Control of the coast; 14 Guadalajara and Fascist Reaction 112; The Italian defeat and Italian morale; Mussolini sends reinforcements; The effect on German policy; Mediation plans proposed; 15 Gernika'ko Arbola and the Catholic Agony 117; The destruction of Guernica; Outrage on the Left and in the Centre, indifference on the Right; Denials by Franco and the right-wing press; Irrefutable proof of German responsibility; The attitude of the Church; The Christian crusade: the Catholics divided; The Vatican grants recognition to Franco; Its influence on the religious dispute; The Vatican's apprehensions; 16 The Pamphlet War and the Battle of the Minds 130; Palmiro Togliatti; Jean-Richard Bloch; Daniel Guérin; Thomas Mann; Camillo Berneri; 'Max Rieger'; Jacques Bardoux; Robert Brasillach; Georges Rotvand; Henri-Massis; André Malraux; Jean-Paul Sartre; Simone Téry; Drieu La Rochelle; Romain Rolland; André Gide; Literary congresses and art exhibitions; 17 Incidents in France 136; France and the Republicans violate non-intervention; The Nationalists violate French sovereignty; Right-wing activities; False information and conflict within the press; 18 British Mediation and the Deutschland Incident 146; The 'May Days' in Barcelona; Largo Caballero and Blum replaced by Negrín and Chautemps; The democracies respond to the blockade; Public opinion in Britain; The mediation proposal is submitted; Reaction in the French press; The attack on the Deutschland and the shelling of Almería; The fall of Bilbao; Its effect on British policy; The Committee at an impasse; 19 The Nyon Arrangement 158; First anniversary of the war: its goals newly assessed; Fascist aid to Franco; Comparing the foreign forces of intervention; Axis policy after Bilbao; The 'mysterious sinkings'; The Nyon Conference and the Nyon Arrangement; French and British policy after Nyon; 20 The London-Burgos Exchange of Agents 166; The Republic before and after Gijón; Analyses and prognoses of the war; Britain and France open representation; Differences between French and British policy; 21 The Threat to French Security 173; Teruel taken and retaken; New Year 1938 and new prognoses; The Anschluss and the second Blum Cabinet; French security in the Western Mediterranean and in North Africa; The danger from the Pyrenees; The Axis consolidates its position in Spain; 22 The Daladier-Bonnet Formula 182; Italian propaganda against France; Bombing of Spanish cities and Republican threats of reprisal; Air attacks on French territory; The Daladier-Bonnet formula: the closing of the frontier; 23 The Republic in Isolation 192; The second anniversary; German policy vis-à-vis the Anglo-Italian Agreement; The Spanish gold; Seasonal exegeses; 24 The Shadow of Munich 199; The Berchtesgaden talks and their effect on morale; Auriol visits Barcelona; The campaign to recognize Franco; The London Plan and belligerent rights; The International Brigades disbanded; The Nationalist offensive resumes; Perspectives for peace; 25 The War at the Gates of France 208; Italian irredentism, Spanish Nationalist hostility toward France, and French reaction; Renewed talk of aid to the Republic; New attempts at mediation; 26 Anglo-French Recognition of Franco 217; The Bérard mission; American isolationism; The Republican government arrives in France; Pétain and de Lequerica nominated as ambassadors; 27 The End of Hostilities 225; Casado's coup d'état; Republican troops and matériel enter France; Marty explains to the Senate; Spain in Europe.
Notes:: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Local Notes:: Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Dorothy Mann Yeakel & Paul Herbert Yeakel Memorial Fund.
ISBN:: 1845195310; 9781845194901; 184519490X; 9781845195311
OCLC:: 719426740
Publisher Number:: 99948364187

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