by Stanley G. Payne · La Esfera De Los Libros, S.L. · tapa dura · ISBN 9788497345736
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In this book, historian Stanley G. Payne poses forty fundamental questions to understand the Spanish Civil War, covering its beginning and development to its consequences. Payne offers a clear and detailed vision of the conflict, placing it in a broad context that surpasses the limited perspectives with which it has been traditionally studied. The author answers questions that have generated controversy over the years, such as the inevitability of the conflict, the objectives of foreign powers, and the short and long-term consequences. In addition, it addresses the question of whether Spain has completely overcome the Civil War in the 21st century.
Stanley G. Payne is an American academic and historian, specialized in the history of modern Spain and European fascist movements at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He retired from full-time teaching in 2004 and is currently Professor Emeritus at its Department of History. His works on the Spanish Civil War and the Francoist period received various estimates: while by the 1980s he had earned the reputation of "America's most prolific historian of Spain", in the 21st century his later works became known for their "revisionist" approach, and received criticism from other historians as overly benevolent towards Falangism and for allegedly spreading Francoist narratives. However, other historians have praised Payne's work in the 21st century. In 2018, Julius Ruiz praised Payne's 2017 work Alcala Zamora and the Failure of the Spanish Republic.
