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Franco: A Personal and Political Biography
By Payne, Stanley G. & Jesús Palacios
- ISBN
- 9780299302108 9780299302139
- Publisher
- Univ. of Wisconsin
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Reviewed on November 1, 2014 | Social Sciences
Dictator of Spain from 1939 to his death in 1975, Generalissimo Francisco Franco is widely criticized for his ruthless repression of leftist and democratic opponents and his regime's flirtation with Nazi Germany. Payne (history, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison; The Franco Regime) and Spanish journalist Palacios attempt a more "objective" understanding of Franco, arguing that his authoritarian rule and Catholic conservatism did not truly cross the line into fascism. T...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
