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Franco: A Personal and Political Biography
General Francisco Franco ruled Spain for nearly forty years, as one of the most powerful and controversial...
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General Francisco Franco ruled Spain for nearly forty years, as one of the most powerful and controversial leaders in that nation's long history. He has been the subject of many biographies, several of them more than a thousand pages in length, but all the preceding works have tended toward one extreme of interpretation or the other. This is the first comprehensive scholarly biography of Franco in English that is objective and balanced in its coverage, treating all three major aspects of his life--personal, military, and political. The coauthors, both renowned historians of Spain, present a deeply researched account that has made extensive use of the Franco Archive (long inaccessible to historians). They have also conducted in-depth interviews with his only daughter to explain better his family background, personal life, and marital environment, as well as his military and political career.
Franco: A Personal and Political Biography depicts his early life, explains his career and rise to prominence as an army officer who became Europe's youngest interwar brigadier general in 1926, and then discusses his role in the affairs of the troubled Second Spanish Republic (1931-36). Stanley G. Payne and Jesús Palacios examine in detail how Franco became dictator and how his leadership led to victory in the Spanish Civil War that consolidated his regime. They also explore Franco's role in the great repression that accompanied the Civil War--resulting in tens of thousands of executions--and examine at length his controversial role in World War II. This masterful biography highlights Franco's metamorphoses and adaptations to retain power as politics, culture, and economics shifted in the four decades of his dictatorship. Best Books for General Audiences, selected by the American Association of School Librarians Best Books for General Audiences, selected by the Public Library Reviewers "An important book, destined to elicit a heated academic debate surrounding the man who ruled Spain for forty years and whose figure still casts a long shadow four decades after his death."--Journal of Modern History
Author: Stanley G. Payne,Franklynn Peterson
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Published: 11/24/2014
Pages: 632
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.15lbs
Size: 9.10h x 5.90w x 1.90d
ISBN: 9780299302108
Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 11/01/2014 pg. 94
Booklist 11/01/2014 pg. 12
Choice 05/01/2015 pg. 1581
About the Author
Stanley G. Payne is the Hilldale-Jaume Vicens Vives Professor of History Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the author of many books, including A History of Fascism, 1914-1945; The Franco Regime, 1936-1975; and Spain: A Unique History. Jesús Palacios is a noted historian, investigative journalist, and adjunct professor at the University of Madrid.
Franco: A Personal and Political Biography depicts his early life, explains his career and rise to prominence as an army officer who became Europe's youngest interwar brigadier general in 1926, and then discusses his role in the affairs of the troubled Second Spanish Republic (1931-36). Stanley G. Payne and Jesús Palacios examine in detail how Franco became dictator and how his leadership led to victory in the Spanish Civil War that consolidated his regime. They also explore Franco's role in the great repression that accompanied the Civil War--resulting in tens of thousands of executions--and examine at length his controversial role in World War II. This masterful biography highlights Franco's metamorphoses and adaptations to retain power as politics, culture, and economics shifted in the four decades of his dictatorship. Best Books for General Audiences, selected by the American Association of School Librarians Best Books for General Audiences, selected by the Public Library Reviewers "An important book, destined to elicit a heated academic debate surrounding the man who ruled Spain for forty years and whose figure still casts a long shadow four decades after his death."--Journal of Modern History
Author: Stanley G. Payne,Franklynn Peterson
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Published: 11/24/2014
Pages: 632
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.15lbs
Size: 9.10h x 5.90w x 1.90d
ISBN: 9780299302108
Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 11/01/2014 pg. 94
Booklist 11/01/2014 pg. 12
Choice 05/01/2015 pg. 1581
About the Author
Stanley G. Payne is the Hilldale-Jaume Vicens Vives Professor of History Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the author of many books, including A History of Fascism, 1914-1945; The Franco Regime, 1936-1975; and Spain: A Unique History. Jesús Palacios is a noted historian, investigative journalist, and adjunct professor at the University of Madrid.
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