Socialism and War The Spanish Socialist Party in Power and Crisis, 1936-1939

This book tells the story of the Spanish socialist movement (Party and trade union) during the crucial years of the Civil War fought between Republicans and Nationalists 1936-39. These were vital years which determined the long-term future of Spain itself, and the Spanish socialist party (PSOE) was the axis of the Republican war effort. Yet there is to date no account in any language of its role during the war, nor any analysis of the internal crisis which the Party underwent during the war years. The war crisis is the key to the socialists' lengthy political eclipse under Franco. It also provides the key to the socialists' difficult relations with the other major party of the Spanish left - the PCE (Spanish Communist Party). The book will therefore be an important contribution for all those working on the 1930s, whether concerned with labour movements or the political Right. In addition, it will attract all those for whom the Spanish Civil War still holds an interest and fascination unrivalled by most other events of the past half-century.Graham, Helen is the author of 'Socialism and War The Spanish Socialist Party in Power and Crisis, 1936-1939' with ISBN 9780521392570 and ISBN 0521392578.