This study offers an analysis of this critical period in Spain's history - it assesses the causes and course of the civil war and covers the New Spain which Franco established. For this second edition there is a full analysis of the politics of the Second Republic and the regional and social bases of Spain's political parties. There is also an account of the military conduct of the war and of the extent of international involvement. The text contains a selection of documents illustrating the social, economic and political developments during the period in question, and a guide to the key...