Ghosts of Passion

Bunk Brian D. Bunk

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The question of what caused the Spanish Civil War (1936-39) is the central focus of modern Spanish historiography. In Ghosts of Passion, Brian D. Bunk argues that propaganda related to the revolution of October 1934 triggered the broader conflict by accentuating existing social tensions surrounding religion and gender. Through careful analysis of the images produced in books, newspapers, posters, rallies, and meetings, Bunk contends that Spain's civil war was not inevitable. Commemorative imagery produced after October 1934 bridged the gap between rhetoric and action by dehumanizing opponents and encouraging violent action against them.In commemorating the uprising, revolutionaries and conservatives used the same methods to promote radically different political agendas: they deployed religious imagery to characterize the political situation as a battle between good and evil, with the fate of the nation hanging in the balance, and exploited traditional gender stereotypes to portray themselves as the defenders of social order against chaos. The resulting atmosphere of polarization combined with increasing political violence to plunge the country into civil war.

Sujets

• Sociologie, société et politique
• Southern Europe
• Spain
• History of Europe
• Spain (groupe)
• Gender studies

Informations

• Publié par: Duke University Press
• Date de parution: 28 mars 2007
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780822389569
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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G H O S T S of PA S S I O N

G H O S T S of PA S S I O N

Martyrdom, Gender, and the Origins

of the Spanish Civil War

brian d. bunk

Duke University Press

Durham and London

2007

∫2007 Duke University Press Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper$ Designed by Heather Hensley Typeset in Bembo by Keystone Typesetting, Inc. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data appear on the last printed page of this book.

An earlier version of chapter 3 was published inHistory and Memory14, nos. 1–2 (fall 2002): 65–92; and portions of chapter 5 appeared inJournal of Women’s History15, no. 2 (summer 2003): 99–122. Both of these journals are published by Indiana University Press.

A Laura, por supuesto

C O N T E N T S

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. The Revolution of October 1934

2. Sacred Blood: The Martyrs of Turón and Conservative Politics

3. ‘‘Your Comrades Will Not Forget!’’ Revolutionary Martyrs and Political Unity

4. Grandsons of the Cid: Masculinity, Sexual Violence, and the Destruction of the Family

5. Hyenas, Harpies, and Proletarian Mothers: Commemorating Female Participation

6. The October Revolution in Democratic Spain

Notes

Glossary of Organizations

Bibliography

Index

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AC K N OW L E D G M E N T S

I begin here by thanking Laura Sizer and Zoe Bunk Sizer, whose love and support made possible the completion of this project. I would also like to thank my family, especially my mother Patricia, but also Amy, Joe, and Bridget, who helped me over the many years I spent working and writing. I owe an enormous debt to Jordi Getman Eraso who helped me in ways too numerous to count. I could never thank him enough for all he has done, except to say that he is a true friend. Jordi’s family also deserves special mention, hisyaya, Laura Aquilué Grasa, generously allowed me to live in her Barcelona flat where she fed me tortilla and rabbit. Pilar Eraso, John Getman, and Laura and Joan Poqui, along with Xavi Poqui, Enric Caujapé, and Susanna Getman, gave me friendship, great food, and a visit to Camp Nou. Other friends and colleagues who were of great assistance include Benita Bless- ing, Patrick Michelson, Simon Hall, Luca De Caprariis, Sean Perrone, Sasha Pack, Dan Kowalsky, Javier Morillo Alicea, Diana Correa, and Daniella Sarno√. The research for this project could not have been completed without major financial assistance from the J. William Fulbright Foreign Fellowship; the Program for Cultural Cooperation be- tween Spain’s Ministry of Education and Culture and United States Universities; and a Bernadotte E. Schmitt Research Grant from the American Historical Association. My work was made immeasurably easier thanks to the sta√s of the Biblioteca Nacio-