1st Edition
Crosses of Memory and Oblivion The Monuments to the Fallen in the Spanish Civil War (1936-2022)
By Miguel Ángel del Arco Blanco
Copyright 2024
346 Pages
53 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
346 Pages
53 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
346 Pages
53 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book explores the history and legacy of monuments to the fallen from the Francoist side in the Spanish Civil War. Del Arco Blanco studies thousands of monuments in towns and cities across Spain to provide a detailed account of the history and memory of the civil war, Francoism, and the transition to democracy.
Chapters in the book focus on the myth of those said to have 'fallen for God and... Read more
Part One: The ‘Crusade’ and the Monuments To The Fallen ‘For God And For Spain’ 1. The Final Hour: The Civil War and the Birth of the Myth of the Fallen 2. Stone on Stone: The Construction of Memorials to the Fallen Part Two: Meanings and Aesthetics of Monuments 3. Monuments to the True Spain: Meanings and Style 4. The Profile of the Spanish Nation: Typology of Monuments 5. Stone and omnipresence: materials and spaces 6. The National Monument to the Fallen for Spain: the Valley of the Fallen Part Three: History of The Memorials to the Fallen Between the Franco Regime and Today (1939-2021) 7. The fallen and monuments under Franco (1939-1959) 8. The first cracks: decadence and conflict over monuments between Franco's regime and democracy (1960-2000) 9. Memorials to the Fallen and the Battles for Memory (2000-2021) Conclusion: Crossroads and echoes of memory and oblivion
Biography
Miguel Ángel del Arco Blanco is Professor in the Department of Contemporary History at the University of Granada. His work centres on the study of Fascism, the Spanish Civil War and post-war Francoism. His works translated into English include Right Wing Spain in the Civil War Era: Soldiers of God and Apostles of the Fatherland, 1914–45 (2012), Mass Killings and Violence in Spain, 1936–52, Grappling with the Past (2014), and Franco’s Famine. Malnutrition, Disease and Starvation in Post-Civil War Spain (2021).
