The Collapse of the Spanish Republic, 1933-1936: Origins of the Civil War Book

Contents

Preface....................ix
Introduction: The Problem of Representative Government in Spain....................1
1 The Republican Project....................8
2 The Turning Point of the Republic: 1933....................26
3 The Revolutionary Insurrection of 1934....................52
4 A Conservative Republic? 1934-1935....................96
5 Frustration of the Parliamentary System....................118
6 Toward the Popular Front....................140
7 The Elections of February 1936....................170
8 The Left Returns to Power: February-March 1936....................185
9 The Left Consolidates Power: March-May 1936....................215
10 Breaking Down: May-June 1936....................248
11 Competing Utopias: The Revolutionary Movements in the Spring of 1936....................273
12 The Final Phase: May-July 1936....................294
13 The Military Conspiracy....................308
14 The Assassination of Calvo Sotelo....................319
Conclusion: Could the Breakdown Have Been Avoided?....................339
Notes....................369
Index....................411