Agrarian Reform And Peasant Revolution In Spain: Origins Of The Civil War
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Acceptable. Jacket: Worn/faded, moderate insect damage on spine. Page Condition: Good — age-toning likely present given publication era. Markings: Ex-Lib with usual markings. Binding: Appears intact and solid.
A landmark work in twentieth-century Spanish historiography, this academic study chronicles the turbulent relationship between land ownership, agrarian policy, and political upheaval in pre-Civil War Spain. Malefakis presents a meticulous analysis of the agrarian crisis that gripped the Spanish countryside during the Second Republic (1931–1936), arguing that the failure of land reform was a decisive catalyst for the devastating conflict that followed. Drawing on extensive archival research, the work details the deep structural inequalities of Spanish agriculture — particularly in Andalusia and Extremadura — and illustrates how the unresolved tensions between landless peasants and powerful latifundistas fuelled revolutionary sentiment. Written with scholarly rigour and analytical clarity, Agrarian Reform and Peasant Revolution in Spain remains an essential text for understanding the social and political roots of the Spanish Civil War.
Author: Edward E. Malefakis
Format: Hardback
Published: 1970, Yale University Press
Genre: European history
Condition remarks:
Condition: Acceptable. Jacket: Worn/faded, moderate insect damage on spine. Page Condition: Good — age-toning likely present given publication era. Markings: Ex-Lib with usual markings. Binding: Appears intact and solid.
A landmark work in twentieth-century Spanish historiography, this academic study chronicles the turbulent relationship between land ownership, agrarian policy, and political upheaval in pre-Civil War Spain. Malefakis presents a meticulous analysis of the agrarian crisis that gripped the Spanish countryside during the Second Republic (1931–1936), arguing that the failure of land reform was a decisive catalyst for the devastating conflict that followed. Drawing on extensive archival research, the work details the deep structural inequalities of Spanish agriculture — particularly in Andalusia and Extremadura — and illustrates how the unresolved tensions between landless peasants and powerful latifundistas fuelled revolutionary sentiment. Written with scholarly rigour and analytical clarity, Agrarian Reform and Peasant Revolution in Spain remains an essential text for understanding the social and political roots of the Spanish Civil War.