Gunpowder and Incense: The Catholic Church and the Spanish Civil War
Author:   Hilari Raguer ,  Gerald Howson (University of Cardiff, UK) ,  Gerald Howson
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition:   annotated edition
Volume:   No. 11
ISBN:  

9780415318891


Pages:   420
Publication Date:   22 December 2006
Format:   Hardback
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Gunpowder and Incense: The Catholic Church and the Spanish Civil War


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Author:   Hilari Raguer ,  Gerald Howson (University of Cardiff, UK) ,  Gerald Howson
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   annotated edition
Volume:   No. 11
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.793kg
ISBN:  

9780415318891


ISBN 10:   0415318890
Pages:   420
Publication Date:   22 December 2006
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Prologue. Introduction 1. The religious Question during the Spanish Republic 2. The Initial Reasons for the Rebellion 3. From the Pronunciamiento to the Crusade 4. The Initial Attitude of the Spanish Bishops 5. The Initial Attitude of the Vatican 6. The Collective Letter 7. Persecution and Repression 8. Stories of Persecution and Repression 9. Franco’s Relations with the Vatican are Strengthened 10. The Third Spain: Doves and Hawks 11. The Republic Desires Reconciliation with the Church 12. The Exile of Cardinal Vidal i Barraquer 13. The Church of Victory. Documentary Appendix. Chronology. Bibliography. Abbreviations. Index

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<p>. . . Without any doubt, the most nuanced and sophisticated analysis of the subject anywhere in existence. - Helen Graham, Professor of Spanish History, Royal Holloway, University of London<p>Ground-breaking ... this study is a most valuable addition to the literature on the Civil War and will become indispensable for its balanced understanding of a most complicated field of history - Contemporary Review<p>Scholars of modern Spain and, indeed, the Church in twentieth-century Europe more generally must not hesitate to refer to this engrossing, thoroughly researched, and perspective-changing work. - Raymond McCluskey, The Catholic Historical Review


. . . Without any doubt, the most nuanced and sophisticated analysis of the subject anywhere in existence. - Helen Graham, Professor of Spanish History, Royal Holloway, University of London Ground-breaking ... this study is a most valuable addition to the literature on the Civil War and will become indispensable for its balanced understanding of a most complicated field of history - Contemporary Review Scholars of modern Spain and, indeed, the Church in twentieth-century Europe more generally must not hesitate to refer to this engrossing, thoroughly researched, and perspective-changing work. - Raymond McCluskey, The Catholic Historical Review


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Specialist in religious history. University of Cardiff, UK

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