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The 'red terror' and the Spanish Civil War : revolutionary violence in Madrid / Julius Ruiz.

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"This book deals with one of most controversial issues of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939): the "Red Terror." Approximately 50,000 Spaniards were extrajudically executed in Republican Spain following the failure of the military rebellion in July 1936. This mass killing of "fasci...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Cambridge)
Main Author: Ruiz, Julius, 1973-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Subjects:
Spain > History > Civil War, 1936-1939 > Atrocities.
Madrid (Spain) > History > Siege, 1936-1939.
Extrajudicial executions > Spain > History > 20th century.
Political persecution > Spain > History > 20th century.
Atrocities.
Extrajudicial executions.
Political persecution.
Spain.
Spain > Madrid.
1900-1999
History.
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter Contents Abbreviations and Spanish Terms Preface Introduction 1
  • On the Brink 2
  • The Military Rebellion 3
  • Antifascist Madrid 4
  • Forging the New Police 5
  • The Justice of the People 6
  • If It Is the Will of the People ... 7
  • Popular Tribunals and the Rearguard Vigilance Militias (MVR) 8
  • A Fifth Column? 9
  • The Prison Problem 10
  • Paracuellos 11
  • The Dirty War against the Fifth Column 12
  • Dealing with the Legacy of the Terror Epilogue Annex 1
  • Post-curfew Passwords Issued by Police Headquarters in Madrid Annex 2
  • The Network of Terror Annex 3
  • Prisons in Madrid Autumn 1936 Annex 4
  • Evacuations from Madrid's Prisons 28 October to 4 December 1936 Archives Newspapers and Official Bulletins Cited Bibliography Maps Glossary of Key Figures Index.

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