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International Journal of Iberian Studies - Volume 20, Issue 2, 2007
Volume 20, Issue 2, 2007
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War, wounds and women: The Spanish Civil War in Victor Erice's El espritu de la colmena and David Trueba's Soldados de Salamina
More LessThe dreams and losses entailed by the Spanish Civil War have been captured in many films. In Spain, however, the war is often looked at from the vantage point of its aftermath, such as in Victor Erice's classic, El espritu de la colmena (The Spirit of the Beehive, 1973), and, more recently, in David Trueba's adaptation of Javier Cercas' novel, Soldados de Salamina (Soldiers of Salamis, 2003). This article scrutinises the intimate relationship between the haunting presence of the war in these films and their use of a female protagonist to signify that past. The myth of the Spanish Civil War, I argue, is reinforced by the way in which audiences see it through the innocent eyes of Erice's Ana or those of Trueba's Lola. These females become, for us, true speakers of the war and its effects, thus contributing to the reification of a historical past that has been made attractive precisely by the sadness that it conveys.
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The front line of Albion's perfidy. Inputs into the making of British policy towards Spain: The racism and snobbery of Norman king
By Maria ThomasRecent publications concerning the Spanish Civil War have shown that British policy towards Spain was governed by a fear of left wing politics, as well as class prejudice and racism towards the Spanish proletariat. This article focuses on the activities and opinions of diplomats stationed in Spain during the conflict, revealing that their reports were decisive in forging the policy of Non-Intervention. Specifically, it examines correspondence between the Barcelona Consulate and the Foreign Office which occurred during the first six months of the war. It uses Norman King, the Vice Consul in Barcelona as a case study, establishing that his reports serve as a pertinent example of Britain's malevolent neutrality
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British counter-intelligence in Gibraltar: Deciphering Spanish neutrality during the Second World War
More LessGibraltar, with its strategic position as a gateway to the Mediterranean, was also a centre for Axis espionage and sabotage during the Second World War. Although Franco proclaimed Spain's neutrality during the war, British intelligence revealed numerous examples of Spanish cooperation with both the Germans and Italians to carry out espionage activities and acts of sabotage against British interests in Gibraltar. This intelligence provided the basis for ongoing British diplomatic protests to the Spanish authorities, who denied Spanish involvement and gave token promises of remedial action. While British intelligence may not have eliminated belligerent activity, it clearly proved that Franco had not honoured his word: Spain was not neutral during the Second World War.
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Barcelona, May, 1937
More LessThis article recounts the notorious and tragic events that occurred in May 1937 in Barcelona during the civil war, when the Republican government and revolutionary forces of the left violently confronted each other. This led to wider in-fighting, the failure of mediation, a high death toll and the fall of the Largo Caballero government. It also gave rise to the widely held view that internal divisions fatally weakened the Republic, a view which the author re-examines here.
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Book Reviews
Authors: Alison Ribeiro de Menezes, Robin Warner and Helena BufferyThe Splintering of Spain: Cultural History and the Spanish Civil War, 19361939, Chris Ealham and Michael Richards (eds.), 2002 Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 282 pp., ISBN 0521821789 (hbk), 50
Functional Approaches to Spanish Syntax: Lexical Semantics, Discourse and Transitivity, J. Clancy Clements and Jiyoung Yoon (eds.) (2006) Basingstoke: Palgrave MacMillan, xiv + 305 pp., ISBN 1-4039-9406-4 (hbk), 55
Catalonia: History and Culture, John Payne (2004) Nottingham: Five Leaves Publications, 324 pp., ISBN 0-907123-29-5 (pbk), 9.99
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Volumes & issues
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Volume 37 (2024)
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Volume 36 (2023)
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Volume 35 (2022)
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Volume 34 (2021)
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Volume 33 (2020)
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Volume 32 (2019)
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Volume 31 (2018)
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Volume 30 (2017)
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Volume 29 (2016)
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Volume 28 (2015)
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Volume 27 (2014)
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Volume 26 (2013)
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Volume 25 (2012)
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Volume 24 (2011 - 2012)
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Volume 23 (2010)
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Volume 22 (2009)
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Volume 21 (2008)
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Volume 20 (2007)
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Volume 19 (2006 - 2007)
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Volume 18 (2005)
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Volume 17 (2004)
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Volume 16 (2003 - 2004)
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Volume 15 (2002 - 2003)
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Volume 14 (2001)