Part 1 of a double podcast episode where we give a brief general overview of
the Spanish civil war and revolution which broke out after the attempted
military coup by right-wing general Francisco Franco 1936-1939.
In these episodes, we speak with Catherine Howley and Nick Lloyd about the
tensions in Spanish society which exploded in 1936, about the military coup
attempt, the civil war and the social revolution by workers and peasants.
These episodes give an introduction to the conflict and the main organisations
involved. We have future episodes planned looking at particular aspects of the
events in more detail.
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Full show notes, transcript, sources, references, acknowledgements and links
to further reading here our website:
https://workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e39-the-spanish-civil-war-an-
introduction/
Nick Lloyd is author of Forgotten Places: Barcelona and the Spanish Civil War,
and both Nick and Catherine give Spanish civil war tours of Barcelona. Links
to all this in the full show notes.
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