| Unit name | Republic, War and Dictatorship in Spain, 1931 - 1975 |
|---|---|
| Unit code | HISP20076 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | I/5 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
| Unit director | Professor. Paco Romero Salvado |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Department of Hispanic, Portuguese and Latin American Studies |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
This unit provides an overview of Spain's troubled march through Republic, Civil War and Dictatorship. It begins with the expectations raised by the proclamation of the Second Republic in April 1931 and concludes with the new hopes established by the death of General Franco and the end of the dictatorship in November 1975. Particular attention will be paid to the polarisation of politics and the breakdown of democracy which took place in the 1930s; the nature of the two Spains at war and its international allies, the foundations and consolidation of Franco's lenghty dictatorship as well as its late crisis and demise.
