Reviews

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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French Exhibit Features Work by Josep Bartolí, Exiled Spanish Artist

November 6, 2021
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French Exhibit Features Work by Josep Bartolí, Exiled Spanish Artist

On September 23, the Camp de Rivesaltes Memorial in southern France celebrated the opening night of “The colors of exile,” an exhibit honoring the life and work of Josep Bartolí, the Catalan artist and anti-fascist activist.
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Book Review: Marion Merriman’s Memoir Re-Issued

August 14, 2021
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<em>Book Review:</em> Marion Merriman’s Memoir Re-Issued

­American Commander in Spain: Robert Hale Merriman and the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, by Marion Merriman and Warren Lerude. Reno: University of Nevada Press, 2020.
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Book Review: Two New Titles by Alexander Clifford

August 14, 2021
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<em>Book Review:</em> Two New Titles by Alexander Clifford

Fighting for Spain: The International Brigades in the Civil War, 1936–1939, and The People’s Army in the Spanish Civil War: A Military History of the Republic and International Brigades by Alexander Clifford. Pen and the Sword Military, 2020.
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Book Review: Edward Cecil-Smith, the Communist Party of Canada, and the Spanish Civil War

May 11, 2021
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<em>Book Review:</em> Edward Cecil-Smith, the Communist Party of Canada, and the Spanish Civil War

Not for King or Country: Edward Cecil-Smith, the Communist Party of Canada, and the Spanish Civil War, by Tyler Wentzell. University of Toronto Press, 2020. 386 pp. $32.95.
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Book Review: The Minds and Deeds of the Irish who Fought for the Spanish Republic

May 11, 2021
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<em>Book Review:</em> The Minds and Deeds of the Irish who Fought for the Spanish Republic

Spanish Trenches: The Minds and Deeds of the Irish who Fought for the Spanish Republic in the Spanish Civil War, by Barry McLoughlin and Emmet O’Connor. University College of Dublin Press, 2020. 400 pp. $35.
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Book Review: Adam Hochschild on Giles Tremlett’s International Brigades

May 11, 2021
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<em>Book Review:</em> Adam Hochschild on Giles Tremlett’s <em>International Brigades</em>

The International Brigades: Fascism, Freedom and the Spanish Civil War, by Giles Tremlett. 696 pp. London: Bloomsbury. $30.
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Book Review: Cuban Antifascism and the Spanish Civil War

May 11, 2021
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<em>Book Review:</em> Cuban Antifascism and the Spanish Civil War

No Barrier Can Contain It: Cuban Antifascism and the Spanish Civil War, by Ariel Mae Lambe. University of North Carolina Press, 2019. 310 + xvi pp.
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Book Review: Paul Robeson’s Story for Children

February 4, 2021
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<em>Book Review:</em> Paul Robeson’s Story for Children

Grandpa Stops A War: A Paul Robeson Story, by Susan Robeson. Illustrated by Rod Brown. New York: Seven Stories Press, 2020.
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Book Review: Franco’s Soldiers

February 4, 2021
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<em>Book Review:</em> Franco’s Soldiers

Soldados de Franco. Reclutamiento forzoso, experiencia de guerra y desmovilización militar, by Francisco J. Leira Castiñeira. Madrid: Siglo XXI, 2020.
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