The genocidal genealogy of Francoism : violence, memory and impunity / Antonio Miguez Macho.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Míguez Macho, Antonio, author.

Series:

Cañada Blanch/Sussex Academic studies on contemporary Spain.

The Canada Blanch/Sussex Academic Studie

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Francoism--Historiography.

Francoism.

Political violence--Spain--History.

Political violence.

Political persecution--Spain--History.

Political persecution.

Collective memory--Spain--History.

Collective memory.

Genocide--History.

Genocide.

Spain--History--Civil War, 1936-1939--Historiography.

Spain.

Spain--History--Civil War, 1936-1939--Atrocities.

Spain--History--Civil War, 1936-1939--Psychological aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (176 p.)

Place of Publication:

Chicago, IL : Sussex Academic Press, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"The Francoist command in the Spanish Civil War carried out a programme of mass violence from the start of the conflict. Through a combination of death squads and the use of military trials around 150,000 Spaniards met their deaths. Others perished in concentration camps and prisons. The terror took other forms, such as mass rape, extortion, "appropiation" of children and forced exile. The planned nature of this violence meant that the Francoists decided when the violence would begin, the way it would be carried out and when it would come to an end. This is a primary reason why the judicial concept of genocidal practice, alongside the use of comparative history, can furnish insights. The July 1936 uprising was not only aimed at ending the Republican regime, but had ideological goals: preventing the supposed Bolshevik Revolution, defending the 'unity of Spain' and reversing center-left social and cultural reforms. An over-arching objective was the elimination of a social group identified as 'an enemy of Spain' - a group defined as: not Catholic, not Spanish, not traditional. The genocidal intent of the coup via access to state resources, their monopoly of force in some territories and their subsequent victory ensured that the practice of genocide could be realized in the whole Spanish territory, permitting the hegemonic nature of the denialist discourse surrounding these crimes. Public debate over Francosim brings with it substantive disagreements. The Genocidal Genealogy of Francoism engages with the root causes of these disagreements"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Front Cover; Dedication; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; The Cañada Blanch Centre for Contemporary Spanish Studies; Series Editor's Preface; Author's Preface and Acknowledgements; List of Illustrations; Introduction: Spain, between Denialism and Historical Memory; 1 Genealogy of the Concept of Genocidal Practice; 2 Massive State Violence: The Spanish Case and its Comparison with Other Examples; 3 Memory and Denial of Violence; 4 Transitional Justice and Impunity: Spain and its Present Past; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Back Cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-78284-246-2

OCLC:

935255808