The Franco regime and its historiography

• Verfasst von: Muilekom, Jan van [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: The Franco regime and its historiography
• Titelzusatz: Spanish historians confronting propaganda and censorship
• Verf.angabe: Jan Van Muilekom
• Verlagsort: Eastbourne
• Verlag: Sussex Academic Press
• Jahr: 2021
• Umfang: xi, 268 pages
• Format: 24 cm
• Gesamttitel/Reihe: Sussex studies in Spanish history
• Fussnoten: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 1-78976-102-6
• ISBN: 978-1-78976-102-3
• Schlagwörter: (g)Spanien / (s)Franquismus / (s)Geschichtsschreibung / (s)Propaganda / (s)Zensur / (z)Geschichte
• Sprache: eng
• Sach-SW: Francoism
• Sach-SW: Historiography
• Sach-SW: Propaganda, Spanish
• Sach-SW: History
• Geograph. SW: Spain
• K10plus-PPN: 1806823543

Abstract

Preface / Nigel Townson -- Introduction -- The Spanish context (I): Censorship and other forms of government intervention as to publications -- The Spanish context (II): Important historians, centres and visions within the historical world -- Government propaganda in the field of history -- Censorship of historical works: General approach -- Censorship of historical works: Interventions, procedures used and retrospective comments by authors and censors -- The period 1931–1952: Second republic, Civil War and early Francoism -- The functioning of the Second Republic, 1931–1936 -- The Civil War, 1936–1939 -- The first years of the Franco regime, 1939–1952 -- Final conclusions.

Abstract

"Historical works dealing with the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) have been regularly studied in depth. Dutch historian Jan van Muilekom provides a wider perspective by viewing the Franco historiography from the time of the preceding Second Republic (1931-1936). His analysis recognizes the crucial 1939-1952 period where Franco consolidated his seizure of power. The research is based on a wealth of published censored books, unpublished manuscripts, censorship archives and historical propaganda material. The book is an important complement to earlier studies that mainly dealt with the regime's dealing with the press, the film industry and literature. Over a span of four decades, Franco never lost his grip on how recent Spanish history should be read. Exploring the historiography of the regime provides multiple insights into the links between authoritarianism and censorship." --