[PDF] British Government And Conservative Press Relations During The Spanish Civil War 1936 1939 eBook

Author : David Deacon
Publisher :
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 18,26 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Mass media
ISBN : 9780748631551

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The Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) was reported by some of the most eminent journalists of the twentieth century and was the subject of reportage that still endures in public memory. However, these represent just a small fraction of the total news coverage of the war, raising the possibility that they provide a partial, even atypical, view of the international media's engagement with, and performance in, the conflict. This book provides the most extensive and detailed analysis of the reporting of the conflict ever undertaken, examining the personalities, routines, pressures and structures that shaped news coverage of the war in Britain as it unfolded. The book combines a comprehensive overview of the existing literature on the role of the news media in the conflict, with a vast amount of new evidence, gleaned from the author's detailed investigations in a range of official and media archives. Highlights include: Analysis of the strategies used by Republican and Nationalist forces to control and manage international press opinion Examination of journalists' personal experiences in Spain, and how these affected their political opinions and professional values Scrutiny of the pressures exerted by the British government on news correspondents, editors and proprietors as it sought to convince domestic and international opinion of the validity of its policy of international non-intervention in the war A systematic analysis of actual news coverage of the conflict, examining the extent to which media evaluations and interpretations of the conflict altered as events unfolded. Written in a highly accessible manner, this book will appeal to a wide readership, including students and academics working in the fields of politics, history and cultural, communication and media studies, as well as any other readers interested in the history and legacy of the Spanish Civil War.

Author : John Randolph Hubbard
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 17,13 MB
Release : 1950
Category : British
ISBN :

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"The Spanish Civil War made a profound impression on British public opinion. The preceding crises had scarcely stirred the by then accustomed and comfortable English lethargy. The general attitude toward the Abyssinian debacle had been that there could hardly be anything catastrophic about the disappearance of a remote and backward African empire, although some irresponsible persons would have had Britain become involved. And as for the Rhineland, was there anything criminal about a nation reclaiming its own territory in order better to defend its own frontier? But the Spanish war, by reason of its propinquity, its rapid assumption of an international character, and the veritable confusion of issues, was something else again, and the British public took notice. Every facet of public opinion was tinctured with the Spanish news. The halls of Parliament, Trafalgar Square, the Albert Hall reverberated with dramatic perorations inspired by the Spanish struggle. Government spokesmen repeatedly went to the country in defence of national policy. The newspaper and periodical press appealing to every stratum of intellect was filled with explanations, interpretations, entreaties--and sometimes straight news, for the Spanish struggle inspired some of the best, and some of the worst, reporting in British journalistic history. From the pulpits, Christian dogma was intoned in support of one or the other of the Spanish factions with equal felicity. Issues were abundant for the most discriminating taste: democracy, communism, fascism, socialism, Christianity, international morality, pacifism, rearmament, Imperial defence, appeasement, collective security, humanity, peace. Britain's great political parties stood revealed in strange raiment; the Conservatives had become the pacifists and Labor the champion of an aggressive foreign policy. On Spain, the greatest statesman of the modern era was caught up in ideological toils from which he never quite managed to extricate himself. The Non-Intervention Agreement was the first calculated venture in British appeasement, and the resignation of Mr. Eden, the first tangible result. From all this mélange of sensation and sentiment there emerged one incontestable fact: regardless of the consequences, the vast majority of the British people were determined to escape involvement in the Spanish embroglio and to maintain a peace for which some were willing to pay any price, and others almost any price. This tragic and almost psychopathic dread of conflict was perhaps the clearest manifestation of the British reaction to what Anthony Eden was moved to call the 'War of the Spanish Obsession.' It is worthy of examination"--Leaves iv-v.

Author : W. Laird Kleine-Ahlbrandt
Publisher : Springer
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 11,89 MB
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9401510091

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Few modern events have aroused more controversy than the Spanish Civil War. This controversy was especially acute in Great Britain, which was torn between its distrust of Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy on the one hand and of Communist Russia on the other. The British public, pacifist in sentiment and determined to avoid war at almost any cost, sensed the danger implicit in the Civil War, yet realised its impotence to control events in Spain which indeed it little understood. The British Government, though under heavy attack from the Opposition and from a handful of its own supporters, succeeded in its endeavours to keep the country out of war on this occasion. The neutrality of Spain, even after Mussolini had entered World War II, was of inestimable value to Britain after the debacle in the summer of 1940. It may be therefore that British policy during the Civil War paid off later on as well as achieving its purpose at the time. Dr. Kleine's book, lucidly written and carefully documented, ex amines the British attitude toward the Spanish Civil War. The author has the advantage of belonging to a generation which is able to analyse these events with historical detachment. Yet his understanding and easy style have made the period live. Neutrality was not easy for Britain. Its far-reaching interests in trading with Spain and in passage through Iberian waters again and again raised awkward problems.

Author : NA Kleine-Ahlbrandt
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 46,9 MB
Release : 2013-06-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9401747385

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Few modem events have aroused more controversy than the Spanish Civil War. This controversy was especially acute in Great Britain, which was tom between its distrust of Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy on the one hand and of Communist Russia on the other. The and determined to avoid war at British public, pacifist in sentiment almost any cost, sensed the danger implicit in the Civil War, yet realised its impotence to control events in Spain which indeed it little understood. The British Government, though under heavy attack from the Opposition and from a handful of its own supporters, succeeded in its endeavours to keep the country out of war on this occasion. The neutrality of Spain, even after Mussolini had entered World War II, was of inestimable value to Britain after the debacle in the summer of I940. It may be therefore that British policy during the Civil War paid off later on as well as achieving its purpose at the time. Dr. Kleine's book, lucidly written and carefully documented, ex amines the British attitude toward the Spanish Civil War. The author has the advantage of belonging to a generation which is able to analyse these events with historical detachment. Yet his understanding and easy style have made the period live. Neutrality was not easy for Britain. Its far-reaching interests in trading with Spain and in passage through Iberian waters again and again raised awkward problems.

Author : Preston Paul Preston
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 20,34 MB
Release : 2019-08-07
Category : HISTORY
ISBN : 1474471765

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This book is a compilation of several articles about the Spanish Civil War by different authors each one dealing with a matter.