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Stalinism on trial : communism and republican justice in the Spanish Civil War /

'Stalinism on Trial' analyzes judicial politics in Republican Spain during the Spanish Civil War of 1936-1939. It examines the relationship between the Spanish Republican government and its Soviet ally by way of a micro-history of the prosecution and trial of a communist (but anti-Stalinis...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sherry, Jonathan (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 2025.
Series:LSE Spanish history series.
Subjects:
Stalin, Joseph, > 1878-1953 > Influence.
Partido Obrero de Unificación Marxista.
Communism > Spain > 20th century.
Anarchism > Spain > 20th century.
Law.
Spain > History > Civil War, 1936-1939.
Spain > Foreign relations > Soviet Union.
Soviet Union > Foreign relations > Spain.
Spain > Politics and government > 1931-1939.
Espagne > Histoire > 1936-1939 (Guerre civile)
Espagne > Relations extérieures > URSS.
URSS > Relations extérieures > Espagne.
Espagne > Politique et gouvernement > 1931-1939.
History.
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Summary:'Stalinism on Trial' analyzes judicial politics in Republican Spain during the Spanish Civil War of 1936-1939. It examines the relationship between the Spanish Republican government and its Soviet ally by way of a micro-history of the prosecution and trial of a communist (but anti-Stalinist) party, the Partido Obrero de Unificación Marxista (POUM; Workers Party of Marxist Unification).
Physical Description:xiv, 333 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781845199791
1845199790