Cultural diplomacy : a hundred years of history of the British-Spanish Society / Luis G. Martínez del Campo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Martínez del Campo, Luis G., 1982- author.

Contributor:

Martínez del Campo, Luis G., 1982-

Language:

English

Spanish

Subjects (All):

British-Spanish Society--History.

British-Spanish Society.

Relations.

History.

Great Britain--Relations--Spain.

Great Britain.

Spain--Relations--Great Britain.

Spain.

Physical Description:

x, 198 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Spanish version title: La diplomacia cultural : cien años de historia de la British-Spanish Society (1916-2016)

Place of Publication:

Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

Text in English and Spanish.

Summary:

"Britain and Spain led the two greatest Empires of the modern era, with perhaps the most important legacy that their two languages are amongst the most widely spoken in the modern world. Yet the relationship between these two cultural giants has not always been straightforward. The founding of the British-Spanish Society has its origins in 1916 as the Anglo-Spanish Society, which was founded during the First World War by a group of British academics, students and businessmen. It was a means of reaching out in social, cultural and trade friendship with their Spanish counterparts at a time when Spain's official neutrality seemed to be edging closer towards Germany. It was subsequently known as the Anglo-Spanish League of Friendship, and finally the British-Spanish Society, its members continued to promote these objectives after that particular war had come to an end. Much has changed since then, with an ever-shifting political and diplomatic environment affecting the relations between Britain and Spain, but throughout this the core values of the Society have remained constant. This fascinating book tells the story of an organisation at the heart of the relationship between two of Europe's major powers. It will be compulsory reading for those interested in the process of 'soft diplomacy' but above all for those interested in the relationship between Spain and Britain."--Back cover.

Contents:

English Edition

1 Introduction 5

2 The foundation and expansion of the Anglo-Spanish Society (1916-1920) 9

2.1 Wartime origins 11

2.2 The foundation of the General Headquarters 17

2.3 The expansion: Local branches of the Anglo-Spanish Society 26

3 The Anglo-Spanish Society in the interwar period 36

3.1 The double mission of the Anglo-Spanish Society after the Great War 40

3.2 Forward to the Society's dissolution 45

4 The rebirth: The League of Friendship (1950-1958) 52

5 A return to the origins: The new Anglo-Spanish Society 63

6 The Anglo-Spanish Society and Spanish democracy 72

7 Epilogue 88

8 Appendix: Memories of a retired member of the Executive Council of the Society / John Scanlan Scanlan, John 91

Versión En Espanol

Nota del autor 97

1 Introductión 99

2 Nacimiento y expansión de la Anglo-Spanish Society (1916-1920) 103

2.1 Los orígenes bélicos 105

2.2 La fundacion de la sede londinense 112

2.3 La expansion: Las filiales de la Anglo-Spanish Society 121

3 La Anglo-Spanish Society en el periodo de entreguerras 132

3.1 La doble misión de la Anglo-Spanish Society 136

3.2 El lento camino hacia la disolución 141

4 La reorganizatión: La Liga de la Amistad (1950-1958) 148

5 De vuelta a su origen: La nueva Anglo-Spanish Society 158

6 La Anglo-Spanish Society y la democracia 167

7 Epílogo 184

8 Apéndice: Cuadro de Cargos 187.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Related Work:

Martínez del Campo, Luis G., 1982- Cultural diplomacy.

Martínez del Campo, Luis G., 1982- Cultural diplomacy. Spanish.

ISBN:

9781781382752

1781382751

OCLC:

930797677