Hilari Raguer

Gebundenes Buch

Gunpowder and Incense

The Catholic Church and the Spanish Civil War

Beschreibung

Now available in English for the first time, Gunpowder and Incense (translated from the Spanish La Pólvora y el Incienso) chronicles the role of the Church in Spanish politics, looking in particular at the Spanish Civil War. Unlike most books on the subject, Hilari Raguer looks beyond the traditional explanation that the war was primarily a religious struggle. His writing presents an exemplary "insider's" perspective, and is notable for its balance and perception on the role of the Catholic Church before, during and after the War. The material is presented in a lucid, elegant manner - which makes this book as readable as it is historiographically important. It will be vital reading for students and scholars of European, religious and modern history.

Autor

The Author: Fr. Hilari Raguer is a Benedictine monk at the Abbey in Montserrat; he has written extensively on religious history, and the Vatican in particular.

The Translator: Gerald Howson is a specialist in the history of the Spanish Civil War. His publications include The Flamencos of Cadiz Bay; Thief-taker General: The Rise and Fall of Jonathan Wild; The Macaroni Parson: A life of the Unfortunate Dr. Dodd; The Burgoyne of Saratoga; Aircraft of the Spanish Civil War and Arms for Spain: The Untold Story of the Spanish Civil War.
Specialist in religious history.
University of Cardiff, UK

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 440
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Dezember 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 822g
• ISBN-13: 9780415318891
• ISBN-10: 0415318890
• Artikelnr.: 22846654

Rezensionen

"... without any doubt, the most nuanced and sophisticated analysis of the subject anywhere in existence" - Helen Graham, Professor of Spanish History, Royal Holloway, University of London.

'ground-breaking ... this study is a most valuable addition to the literature on the Civil War and will become indispensable for its balanced understanding of a most complicated field of history' - Contemporary Review