The Martyrdom Of Spain
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Poor. Jacket: Damaged — heavily chipped, torn, and worn with large areas of loss across the front, back, and spine of the dust jacket; significant fading and rubbing throughout. The underlying boards appear intact. Page Condition: yellowed. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Appears intact beneath the damaged jacket.
A landmark work of political and religious history, The Martyrdom of Spain presents a searing account of the origins and causes of the Spanish Civil War, written by Alfred Mendizabal, a Spanish Catholic intellectual and professor of natural law. With a preface by the eminent French philosopher Jacques Maritain, the book argues passionately against the oversimplification of the conflict into a simple crusade of faith versus godlessness, instead illuminating the complex social, political, and ecclesiastical forces that tore a nation apart. Mendizabal chronicles the deep-rooted tensions between Church and State, the failures of the Spanish Republic, and the devastating human cost borne by ordinary citizens caught between warring ideologies. Written from a Catholic liberal perspective, it stands as a courageous and intellectually rigorous critique that challenged the comfortable narratives of both left and right, making it an essential primary document for understanding twentieth-century Spanish history.
Author: Alfred Mendizabal
Format: Hardback
Published: 1938, Geoffrey Bles
Genre: European history
Condition remarks:
Condition: Poor. Jacket: Damaged — heavily chipped, torn, and worn with large areas of loss across the front, back, and spine of the dust jacket; significant fading and rubbing throughout. The underlying boards appear intact. Page Condition: yellowed. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Appears intact beneath the damaged jacket.
A landmark work of political and religious history, The Martyrdom of Spain presents a searing account of the origins and causes of the Spanish Civil War, written by Alfred Mendizabal, a Spanish Catholic intellectual and professor of natural law. With a preface by the eminent French philosopher Jacques Maritain, the book argues passionately against the oversimplification of the conflict into a simple crusade of faith versus godlessness, instead illuminating the complex social, political, and ecclesiastical forces that tore a nation apart. Mendizabal chronicles the deep-rooted tensions between Church and State, the failures of the Spanish Republic, and the devastating human cost borne by ordinary citizens caught between warring ideologies. Written from a Catholic liberal perspective, it stands as a courageous and intellectually rigorous critique that challenged the comfortable narratives of both left and right, making it an essential primary document for understanding twentieth-century Spanish history.