The Archaeology of the Spanish Civil War
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The Archaeology of the Spanish Civil War offers the first comprehensive account of the Spanish Civil War from an archaeological perspective, providing an alternative narrative on one of the most important conflicts of the twentieth century, widely seen as a prelude to the Second World War.Between 1936 and 1939, totalitarianism and democracy, fascism and revolution clashed in Spain, while the latest military technologies were being tested, including strategic bombing and combined arms warfare, an
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- Authors
- González-Ruibal, A.
- Venue
- Routledge & CRC Press
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Published
- 2020-02-25
- OpenAlex
- W3006779053
- Cited by
- 41
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 11 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 3
- FWCI
- 12.12
- Type
- book
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Routledge eBooks (publishedVersion)
- DIGITAL.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History › Spanish History and Politics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Spanish Culture and Identity
- Social Sciences › Anthropology › Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies
- Keywords
- Spanish Civil War, battlefield archaeology, internment camps, forensic archaeology, political violence, civilian massacres, Francoist repression, vernacular architecture, ancient buildings, Iron Age hillfort, sheepfold, peasant customs, military technology, strategic bombing, combined arms, human rights violations, negative heritage
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