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OverviewDespite the repression, violence, and social hardship which characterised Spanish life in the 1940s and 1950s, the Franco regime sought to win popular support by promoting its apparent commitment to social justice. David Brydan reveals the vital role which the idea of the Francoist 'social state' also played in the regime's ongoing search for international legitimacy. Using research from eighteen archives across six countries, Brydan shows how social experts, particularly those working in the fields of public health, medicine, and social insurance, were at the forefront of efforts to promote the regime abroad. By working with international organisations in Geneva, Paris, and New York and with transnational networks of colleagues across Europe, Africa, and Latin America, they sought to sell the idea of Franco's Spain as a respectable, modern, and socially-just state. They were internationalists, but they were Franco's internationalists.In telling this story, the study disrupts our understanding of the modern history of internationalism. Exploring what it meant for Francoist experts to think and act internationally, it challenges dominant accounts of internationalism as a liberal, progressive movement by foregrounding the history of fascist, nationalist, imperialist, and religious forms of international cooperation. It also brings into focus the overlooked continuities between international structures and projects before and after 1945. The case of Spain reveals the contested and heterogeneous nature of mid-twentieth century internationalism, characterised by the competition between overlapping global, regional, and imperial projects. Full Product DetailsAuthor: David Brydan (Lecturer in the History of Modern International Relations, Lecturer in the History of Modern International Relations, King's College London)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.70cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.60cm Weight: 0.476kg ISBN: 9780198834595ISBN 10: 0198834594 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 12 September 2019 Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Professional & Vocational , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction 1: Axis Internationalism: Spanish Experts and the Nazi New Order 2: Franco's Spain and the Politics of International Health 3: 'Generous, Selfless, Civilizing': Health and Development in Francoist Africa 4: Exporting Francoist Modernity: Health, Social Security and Hispanidad 5: Spain's Catholic Internationalists Epilogue and Conclusion BibliographyReviewsBrydan has written a notable...book. * Antonio Cazorla-Sanchez, Journal of Contemporary History Book * Author InformationDavid Brydan is a lecturer in the history of modern international relations at King's College London. He was previously a lecturer in modern European history at Birkbeck, University of London, and a visiting researcher at the European University Institute. His research focuses on the transnational history of modern Europe, the history of internationalism and international cooperation, and the role of religion in modern international relations. He has published in Contemporary European History, Social History of Medicine, and the Journal of Contemporary History. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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