Alcala Zamora and the Failure of the Spanish Republic, 1931-1936

by Stanley G. Payne

The Second Spanish Republic (1931-36) was the only new liberal democratic regime to emerge in Europe during the 1930s. Historians, however, have focused primarily on the Civil War of 1936-39 that followed, devoting much less attention to the parliamentary regime that preceded it. This book deals with the history and failure of the democratic polity in Spain through a detailed examination of the initiatives of its president, Niceto Alcala Zamora. As...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845198581
• ISBN13: 9781845198589
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"