José María Gil-Robles : leader of the Catholic Right during the Spanish Second Republic
- Title
- José María Gil-Robles : leader of the Catholic Right during the Spanish Second Republic / Manuel Álvarez Tardío.
- Published by
- Brighton ; Portland : Sussex Academic Press, [2018]
- Author
Items in the library and off-site
Displaying 1 item
Status | Format | Access | Call number | Item location |
---|---|---|---|---|
Status Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | FormatText | AccessUse in library | Call numberJFE 18-8079 | Item locationSchwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- 191 pages; 23 cm
- Summary
- "José María Gil-Robles (1898-1980) was one of the major protagonists of twentieth-century Spanish politics. He founded the CEDA, the first modern party of the Spanish right, and did so during the Second Republic of 1931-36, at a critical moment for conservative Catholics opposed to several aspects of the new constitution. He sought to create a new legalist, possibilist right-wing movement that could win at the ballot box and demonstrate its strength in parliament. He achieved a great electoral victory in November 1933, but did not succeed in becoming prime minister. The left considered him a danger to the republican regime. In July 1936, after another election and a tense spring, there was an attempted coup d'état, and the Civil War began. This brought a definitive end to party politics and, therefore, to the experience of the CEDA. From that point Gil-Robles lived in Portugal, and did not return to Spain until the 1950s. He supported the Allies during the Second World War, and argued for the restoration of the Spanish monarchy. He also played an important role in inspiring new movements for Christian Democracy. This book is an account of the "republican" period in the life of Gil-Robles. It is the first thoroughly-researched biography that examines in a balanced, well-documented manner the paramount, though still problematic, contribution he made to the democratization of Spanish conservative politics. It responds to certain crucial questions as to why the CEDA was unsuccessful, and what were the obstacles that it encountered in its attempts to amend the republican system"--
- Series statement
- Sussex Studies in Spanish History
- Uniform title
- Sussex studies in Spanish history.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Biographies.
- Biography.
- History.
- Contents
- Catholic populism -- The republic in motion -- The constitution must be revised -- The building of a modern party -- After victory -- The time to govern -- Know how to win and know how to lose -- Confronting the "state of subversion" -- After the war.
- Call number
- JFE 18-8079
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Author
- Álvarez Tardío, Manuel, author.
- Title
- José María Gil-Robles : leader of the Catholic Right during the Spanish Second Republic / Manuel Álvarez Tardío.
- Publisher
- Brighton ; Portland : Sussex Academic Press, [2018]
- Type of content
- text
- Type of medium
- unmediated
- Type of carrier
- volume
- Series
- Sussex Studies in Spanish History
- Sussex studies in Spanish history.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Chronological term
- 1931-1939
- LCCN
- 2018005810
- ISBN
- 9781845199036 (hbk : alk. paper)
- 1845199030
- Research call number
- JFE 18-8079