by Stanley G. Payne · LA ESFERA DE LOS LIBROS, S.L. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788491645740
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In 'The Collapse of the Republic,' Stanley G. Payne keenly analyzes the six months leading up to the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in 1936. The author examines the work of the various sectors of the socialist movement, the rivalry between them, the internal debate in the Government, the activities of the left-wing Republicans, and the role of the police. In addition, he considers the structural and conjunctural problems that led Spain to this conflict and forty years of totalitarian government.
This edition features a new prologue by the author and offers a comprehensive view of the turbulent end of the Republic, exploring the causes that led to one of the most critical periods in Spanish history.
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.
