{"product_id":"the-coming-of-the-spanish-civil-war-paperback","title":"The Coming of the Spanish Civil War - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Preston\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul Preston's \u003ci\u003eThe Coming of the Spanish Civil War\u003c\/i\u003e is widely regarded as a classic account of the collapse of democracy in Spain and the and outbreak of the civil war. In a narrative that paints a picture of picture of a deeply divided country, he coherently and excitingly outlines the social and economic background to the conflict. Explaining Spain's predicament as a predominantly poor, agricultural country riven by economic inequality, Preston deftly shows how the Republican-Socialist coalition's attempts to reform Spain in the early 1930s were continually undermined and thwarted by right-wing parties and factions. The incompatible interests represented by these two mass parliamentary parties -- those of the landless labourers and big landlords, of industrialists and workers -- spilled over into conflict which could not be contained within the parliamentary arena, leading ultimately to the outbreak of conflict in 1936.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on archives, diaries and letters of major protagonists, \u003ci\u003eThe Coming of the Spanish Civil War \u003c\/i\u003eremains the definitive account of a conflict whose legacy is still being confronted in Spain today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Routledge Classics edition includes a new Preface by the author, in which he reflects on how the book came to be written.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Preston\u003c\/b\u003e is School Professor for the Department of International History, London School of Economics, UK. He is recognised as the world's foremost historian of the Spanish Civil War. His many books on Spain include\u003ci\u003e Franco: A Biography\u003c\/i\u003e (1993), \u003ci\u003eThe Politics of Revenge: Fascism and the Military in Twentieth-Century Spain\u003c\/i\u003e (1990), and \u003ci\u003eThe Triumph of Democracy in Spain\u003c\/i\u003e (1986).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 420\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 16, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46284187795653,"sku":"9781041221012","price":52.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/mZ-HFNpas79781041221012.webp?v=1782308457","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/the-coming-of-the-spanish-civil-war-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}