Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2021-01-26
Books mentioned on Behind the Insurrections - The Birth of Spanish Fascism, Part 1
In this episode, we discuss the birth of Fascism in Spain and how it led to the first great armed conflict between Fascism and Democracy: the Spanish Civil War. FOOTNOTES: https://www.
Robert Evans discussed The Anatomy of Fascism by Robert O. Paxton and Fascism in Spain, 1923–1977 by Stanley G. Payne.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Anatomy of Fascism
The Anatomy of Fascism by Robert O.
Discussed“And Paxton is a a very wellrespected scholar of fascism. He wrote a book called The Anatomy of Fascism. That's a very good book.”
Where to get it
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Fascism in Spain, 1923–1977
Fascism in Spain, 1923–1977 by Stanley G.
Discussed“In his landmark book, Fascism in Spain, scholar Stanley Payne notes that the military resistance to the left had less to do with politics than you might expect.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Mein Kampf
“One of Leiddesma's first followers was the first Spanish translator for Hitler's mine comp. But to his credit, Leedesma did try to find ways to make Spanish fascism unique.”
Passing Nineteen Eighty-Four
“So many few people know that like the author of 1984, George Orwell, traveled to Spain on the premise that every single decent person should kill one fascist and then killed a bunch of fascists with grenades.”