British Representations of the Spanish Civil War
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: July 24, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780719074158
Subjects: Civil war; European history: from c 1900 -; Social history; Great Britain - History - 20th Century; History Of Civilization And Culture (General); History; History - General History; History: World; Spain; History / Spain & Portugal; Europe - Great Britain - General; Europe - Spain & Portugal; Popular Culture - General
Description: Shelmerdine shows that traditional notions in Britain of Spain as a country of bullfighting, bandits and flamenco were pervasive, and were significant in shaping wider UK government policy towards Spain in the period of the civil war. He assesses political perceptions of the 1930s Spanish scene such as race and ethnicity.