252 Pages
by Routledge

252 Pages
by Routledge

252 Pages
by Routledge

This work analyses the Spanish experience of the First World War in terms of the general crisis in Europe at this time. In Spain, as elsewhere, the impact of four years of devastating conflict resulted in ideological militancy, economic dislocation and social struggle. The author examines the slow decay of the ruling Liberal Monarchy during the war years, and the failure of the neutrality... Read more
Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 The Outbreak of War; Chapter 3 The Romanones Administration; Chapter 4 The Romanones Administration; Chapter 5 The Gathering Storm; Chapter 6 Two Parliaments in One Country; Chapter 7 The Hot August of 1917; Chapter 8 The End of an Era; Chapter 9 The Year 1918; Chapter 10 Epilogue;

Biography

Francisco J. Romero Salvadó is a Senior Lecturer in Modern European History at London Guildhall University. He has written extensively on Spains liberal monarchy and the revolutionary crisis of 1917.

1 His (Francisco J. Romero Salvado) contribution is well written, stimulating and covers the main themes of a complicated historical topic. - Matthew Hughes, University College, Northampton, International Journal of Iberian Studies, 2000