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Book SynopsisTrade Review“
Ghosts of Passion is an important contribution to the historiography of the Spanish Civil War. In this convincing work of revisionist scholarship, Brian D. Bunk aligns himself with those who do memory studies and with a newer crop of Hispanists who see cultural forces as being just as important—if not more important—than economic or political forces in sparking the Civil War.”—Sandie Holguín, author of
Creating Spaniards: Culture and National Identity in Republican Spain“In this clear and accessible book, Brian D. Bunk complicates the historiography on the origins of the Civil War by injecting a cultural perspective and developing the still-nascent study of historical memory in Spanish history. He successfully links a single case study of memory (of the October 1934 Revolution) to larger interpretive debates that transcend the particular topic.”—Pamela Radcliff, author of
From Mobilization to Civil War: The Politics of Polarization in the Spanish City of Gijón, 1900–1937Table of ContentsTable of Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction 1
1. The Revolution of October 1934 13
2. Sacred Blood: The Martyrs of Turón and Conservative Politics 34
3. “Your Comrades Will Not Forget!” Revolutionary Martyrs and Political Unity 61
4. Grandsons of the Cid: Masculinity, Sexual Violence, and the Destruction of the Family 88
5. Hyenas, Harpies, and Proletarian Mothers: Commemorating Female Participation 120
6. The October Revolution in Democratic Spain 150
Notes 175
Glossary of Organizations 211
Bibliography 215
Index 239
