Republic of Egos: A Social History of the Spanish Civil War

317 Pages·2002·1.78 MB·English

by  Michael Seidman

Republic of Egos

Republic of Egos
A Social History of the
Spanish Civil War
Michael Seidman
THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN PRESS
The University of Wisconsin Press
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Seidman,Michael (Michael M.)
Republic of egos:a social history of the Spanish Civil War / Michael Seidman.
p. cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0–299–17860–9 (cloth :alk. paper)—ISBN 0–299–17864–1 (pbk. :alk. paper)
1. Spain—History—Civil War,1936–1939—Social aspects. 2. Spain—Social conditions—
1886–1939. I. Title.
DP269.8.S65 S54 2002
946.081'1—dc21 2002002808
Individuality is the only thing that we humans have in common.
L. Namdies, Antinomies

Contents
List of Maps ix
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction:Bringing Back the Individual 3
1. Militancy 14
2. Opportunism 74
3. Cynicism 155
4. Survival 217
Conclusion 235
Notes 243
Bibliography 279
Index 291
vii

Maps
1. Regions and provinces of Spain 2
2. Advance of Army of Africa,summer and fall 1936 48
3. The battles around Madrid,November 1936 60
4. The Madrid front,late November 1936 62
5. March 1937 division of Spain 105
6. The battles near Madrid,1937 106
7. Republican offensives in Aragon,1937 116
8. Republican Teruel offensive,December 1937 158
9. Lost by Republic in 1938 184
10. Division of Spain,July 1938 185
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