The spanish civil war, the soviet union, and communism book. A unique history caps the career of the most distinguished historian. Payne is deeply conservative and derides multicultural history. It introduces reader to polemics surrounding the subject, which is a fascinating field of study in its own right. Plus, free twoday shipping for six months when you sign up for amazon prime for students. This book by stanley payne is, simply, the best short work on the subject in english. Payne s profoundly articulate and thoughtprovoking new book. He retired from full time teaching in 2004 and is currently professor emeritus at its department of history. A history of fascism, 19141945 kindle edition by payne, stanley g download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Payne looks at the various parties, models, and regimes that have been tagged fascist and tries to arrive at a simple definition. Stanley g payne makes this clear in his account of the war, titled, simply enough, the spanish civil war. Stanley george payne born september 9, 1934 in denton, texas is an american historian of modern spain and european fascism at the university of wisconsinmadison. Between 1936 and the end of the regime in 1975, francos spain passed through several distinct phases of political, institutional, and economic development, moving from the original semifascist regime of 193645 to become the.
A choice outstanding academic book best books for general audiences. He is also the author of numerous books on spain, some of them real landmarks in our knowledge of that countrys modern history. Payne is the hilldalejaume vicens vives professor of history at the university of wisconsinmadison. Reading some of the work of stanley payne on fascism, i note that he is very similar to griffin in trumpeting liberal triumphalism. Stanley payne has spent a professional lifetime unraveling spanish. The spanish civil war, the soviet union, and communism by. Conservatism is a political philosophy responding to the cold war, the new dealgreat society programs, the civil rights movement, islamic terrorism, and other 20th21st century phenomena. The few that do have political beliefs gravitate towards nazi socialism. During and after his life, francisco franco garnered more than fifty studies of his life, but franco. At last we are presented with a genuinely objective, balanced, above all dispassionate biography, written by two vastly experienced and distinguished scholars. People like skinheads do not have political beliefs, they just have a common belief of racism against jews and blacks. His new book stands as the authoritative analytical work in english on that conflict.
Payne is a historian of modern spain and european fascism at the university of wisconsinmadison. Payne, including a history of fascism, 19141945, and franco and hitler. The spanish civil war cambridge essential histories. Which book would you recommend on this topic that would be good for a person who already has books on their shelf by francis fukuyama and niall ferguson. Of the four most significant european dictators of the 20th centuryhitler, stalin, mussolini and francothe last survived the longest and was the most successful, as stanley g. One of the key differences that payne identifies between fascism and conservatism is their attitudes toward religion and secular modernity. Stanley payne, in his magisterial history of fascism, largely agrees, arguing that fascism was not only antisocialist, but it was also anti conservative. Unrivalled in its breadth of coverage, this is not only the first full history of fascism in interwar europe, but also survey of fascist theory and postwar fascism. Professor payne is the author of more than 20 books and 150 articles, as well as. Stanley george payne is an american historian of modern spain and european fascism at the university of wisconsinmadison. I asked 5 fascism experts whether donald trump is a.
The university of wisconsins stanley payne, author of fascism. He correctly points out that fascism was the 20th centurys only legitimately new political philosophy. Payne is the most important of englishspeaking writers on the spanish civil war. The spanish civil war cambridge essential histories stanley g. A broad, sweeping and, at times, personal history of spain. It is a masterpiece of comparative history, for the comparisons enhance our understanding of each part of the whole. This new volume by distinguished historian stanley g. I need an honest and mostly neutralobjective account, rather than one that leans on the editorial or moralizing. A personal and political biography is quite simply one of the best. A history of fascism, 19141945 kindle edition by payne.
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Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading a history of fascism, 19141945. He retired from fulltime teaching in 2004 and is currently professor emeritus at its department of history. The term fascist, used so freely these days as a pejorative epithet that has nearly lost its meaning, is precisely defined, carefully applied. Payne dissects the history of fascism on a country by country basis for the period 1914 through 1945 through a survey of the nations of europe, south america and asia. They believe in a government forcing their racist b. The history of modern spain is dominated by the figure of francisco franco, who presided over one of the longest authoritarian regimes of the twentieth century. Stanley payne, a leading historian of modern spain, explores the full range of francos relationship with hitler, from 1936 to the fall of the reich in 1945. A personal and political biography as want to read.
Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Payne gives a clear and coherent account of the years leading up to the war and is remarkably evenhanded in assigning responsibility for the mistakes in policy that caused the war. This is the first book in any language to answer these intriguing questions. Spanish civil war, the soviet union, and communism yale. But as payne brilliantly shows, relations between these two dictators were not only a matter of realpolitik. He has a welldeserved reputation as an excellent historian who has produced, among other publications, perhaps the best guide to the study of european fascism a history of fascism, 191445. Its a little disingenuous to include books written before the 20th century on a list of conservative books. A unique history and millions of other books are available for instant access.
Are neonazis conservative and have conservative values. The only way spanish conservatism can be successful again lies in forgetting our deeplyentrenched inferiority and guilt complexes, and in drawing a firm line between religious beliefs and secular conservative ideals the u. This was an excellent introduction to the spanish civil war. Stanley payne s study of the spanish civil war and the events leading up to that cataclysm is the latest work by one of americas premier historians of europe. A personal and political biography depicts his early life, explains his career and rise to prominence as an army officer who became europes youngest interwar brigadier general in 1926, and then discusses his role in the affairs of the troubled second spanish republic 1936. What is the best book on the rise of the fascist parties in italy and spain. Professor stanley payne has written that rare type of book reserved for those scholars who can say with truth that they have earned the right to do so. A history of fascism is an invaluable sourcebook, offering a rare combination of detailed information and thoughtful analysis. A personal and political biography and millions of other books are. A unique history, this book s subtitle, describes the subject more than the ambitions of this slim volume. Bearing in mind these three characteristics identified by stanley payne, a historian who cannot be suspected of despising the spanish conservative tradition, i can probably agree with him that such tradition is simply dead and buried, insofar as the spanish political party spectrum is concerned. The spanish civil war cambridge essential histories ebook. What is the best historical book on the rise of the. A unique history caps the career of the most distinguished historian of spain in the 20th and 21st centuries.