Author Archive for Eric Smith

Book Review: Paul Preston on Spanish Political Corruption

November 6, 2021
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<em>Book Review:</em> Paul Preston on Spanish Political Corruption

A People Betrayed: A History of Corruption, Political Incompetence, and Social Division in Modern Spain, by Paul Preston. London: Liveright Press, 2020.
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Book Review Fighting Fascist Spain: Worker Protest from the Printing Press

November 14, 2020
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<em>Book Review</em> Fighting Fascist Spain: Worker Protest from the Printing Press

Fighting Fascist Spain: Worker Protest from the Printing Press, by Montse Feu. Urbana, Chicago and Springfield: University of Illinois Press, 2020.
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Book Review: Homage to the Spanish Exiles and The Routes to Exile

August 23, 2018
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<em>Book Review:</em> Homage to the Spanish Exiles and The Routes to Exile

Nancy Macdonald, Homage to the Spanish Exiles, Insight Books, 1987.

Scott Soo, The routes to exile: France and the Spanish Civil War refugees, 1939-2009, Manchester University Press, 2013.


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Franco’s Last Breath: On Catalan Independence

August 25, 2016
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Franco’s Last Breath: On Catalan Independence

Catalonia’s desire for independence has resurged in recent years, thanks in large part to the intransigence of the central Spanish government in Madrid. Historian Eric Smith reviews the history and background of the Catalan independence movement.
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