Memory and amnesia : the role of the Spanish Civil War in the transition to democracy

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Memory and amnesia : the role of the Spanish Civil War in the transition to democracy

Paloma Aguilar ; translation by Mark Oakley

Berghahn, 2002

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Memoria y olvido de la Guerra Civil española

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Bibliography: p. 271-289

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Using a rich variety of sources such as official newsreels, school textbooks, the work of contemporary historians, memoirs, official documents, legislation, and monuments, this book explores how the historical memory of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) influenced the transition to democracy in Spain after Franco's death in 1975. The author traces the development of official discourse on the War throughout the Franco period and describes the regime's attempts to achieve political legitimacy. Although there was no universal consensus regarding the events of the Civil War, general agreement did exist concerning the main lesson which should be drawn from it: never again should Spaniards become embroiled in a fratricidal conflict.

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Acronyms Glossary Acknowledgements Acknowledgements for the English Edition Foreword for the English Edition Preface Chapter 1. Regarding Memory, Learning and Amnesia The Generational Question Theoretical and Conceptual Framework Presentism Taxidermism Amnesia Learning Ceremonies and Monuments Methodology and Sources Chapter 2. From the Justification of War to the exaltation of Peace: The Development of Official Discourse during the Franco Period Alternating Legitimacy Origin-based Legitimacy and Performance-based Legitimacy Champions of Francoist Legitimacy From War to Peace Sources of Political Socialisation No-Do Historical Narrative Commemorations of the Civil War Monuments of the Victors Legendary Sites of the Defeated Policies of Reconciliation and Policies of Vengeance From Punishment to Forgiveness From Munich to the Organic Law of State Symbols and Myths Relating to the Civil War Towards the Convergence of Interpretations Mythical Constructions of Francoism Regarding the Civil War Regarding Reconciliation and the Defeated Chapter 3. The Memory of War and the Lessons of Peace in the Democratic Transition Economic and Social Characteristics of the Transition History as Magistra Vitae Institutional Structure Reconciliation Consensus Conclusion Bibliography Tables Graphs Appendices Index

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