Catholicism in the Second Spanish Republic: Religion and Politics in Salamanca, 1930-1936

by Vincent Mary and Mary Vincent

The Second Spanish Republic survived unchallenged for a mere five years, its fall plunging Spain into a bitter civil war. Mary Vincent examines this crucial period in Spanish history. She demonstrates how political choice was eroded under the Second Republic, and reveals how popular
religiosity came to be the Right's most potent weapon. Her fascinating analysis throws new light on the origins of the Spanish Civil War and on the vexed question of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198206135
• ISBN13: 9780198206132
• Release Date: July 1996
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.7" x 8.8"