Fascism in Spain, 1923-1977

by Stanley G. Payne

Overview

Fascism in Spain, 1923–1977, by celebrated historian Stanley G. Payne, is the most comprehensive history of Spanish fascism to appear in any language. This authoritative study offers treatment of all the major doctrines, personalities, and defining features of the Spanish fascist movement, from its beginnings until the death of General Francisco Franco in 1977.

Payne describes and analyzes the development of the Falangist party both prior to and during the Spanish Civil War, presenting a detailed analysis of its transformation into the state party of the Franco regime—Falange Española Tradicionalista—as well as its ultimate conversion into the pseudofascist Movimiento Nacional. Payne devotes particular attention to the crucial years 1939–1942, when the Falangists endeavored to expand their influence and convert the Franco regime into a fully Fascist system. Fascism in Spain helps us to understand the personality of Franco, the way in which he handled conflict within the regime, and the reasons for the long survival of his rule. Payne concludes with the first full inquiry into the process of “defascistization,” which began with the fall of Mussolini in 1943 and extended through the Franco regime’s later efforts to transform the party into a more viable political entity.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780299165635
Publisher:	University of Wisconsin Press
Publication date:	11/10/1999
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	614
File size:	7 MB

Table of Contents

Contents
Illustrations
Preface
I. NATIONALISM IN SPAIN: LIBERAL, AUTHORITARIAN, FASCIST
1. The Problem of Spanish Nationalism
2. Origins of Authoritarian Nationalism in Spain
3. The Fascism of the Intellectuals
II. JOSÉ ANTONIO PRIMO DE RIVERA AND FALANGE ESPAÑOLA, 1933–1936
4. José Antonio Primo de Rivera and the Founding of the Falange, 1933–1934
5. Jefe Nacional, 1934–1936
6. From Clandestinity to Civil War
7. The Death of José Antonio
III. THE FALANGE ESPAÑOLA TRADICIONALISTA IN THE FASCIST ERA, 1936–1945
8. Francisco Franco and the Formation of the Falange Española Tradicionalista
9. The FET during the Civil War, 1937–1939
10. The FET during the Climax of European Fascism, 1939–1941
11. The First Phase of a Long Defascistization, 1941–1945
IV. THE MOVIMIENTO NACIONAL DURING THE POSTFASCIST ERA, 1945–1977
12. Partial Eclipse and Frustrated Resurgence, 1945–1958
13. The Last Phase of the Movimiento, 1959–1977
Conclusion
Notes
Index