For the Republic. ‘Progressive’ Historiography and its Francoist Shadow
<p class="p1">This article questions whether there exists a ‘revisionist’ current that aims not only to undermine the ‘consensus’ on the Second Republic, but also to demonstrate the latter’s ‘illegitimacy’. Such is the position of a small group of historians who, having proclaimed th...
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| author | Fernando DEL REY |
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| description | <p class="p1">This article questions whether there exists a ‘revisionist’ current that aims not only to undermine the ‘consensus’ on the Second Republic, but also to demonstrate the latter’s ‘illegitimacy’. Such is the position of a small group of historians who, having proclaimed themselves as the guardians of orthodoxy on the period, do not hesitate to stigmatize in ideological terms all those that diverge from their standpoint. This article maintains that the approach of these historians is more political than academic and that it is the result of a retrospective reading of the Republic’s first six years via the prism of the Civil War and the Franco dictatorship. Their interpretation is also the product of an obsessive desire not to give any credit to the dictatorship’s profoundly negative account of the Republic. In so doing, these historians often distort the facts and ignore the sources and data that, in their judgement, might present «a tremendously negative vision» or «catastrophic» one of the Republic and its «defects».</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d2e6af8018fe47dcbba1016695e417d32022-12-21T23:07:15ZengEdiciones Universidad de SalamancaStudia Historica: Historia Contemporánea0213-20872444-70802016-05-0133030132613123For the Republic. ‘Progressive’ Historiography and its Francoist ShadowFernando DEL REY0Universidad Complutense de Madrid<p class="p1">This article questions whether there exists a ‘revisionist’ current that aims not only to undermine the ‘consensus’ on the Second Republic, but also to demonstrate the latter’s ‘illegitimacy’. Such is the position of a small group of historians who, having proclaimed themselves as the guardians of orthodoxy on the period, do not hesitate to stigmatize in ideological terms all those that diverge from their standpoint. This article maintains that the approach of these historians is more political than academic and that it is the result of a retrospective reading of the Republic’s first six years via the prism of the Civil War and the Franco dictatorship. Their interpretation is also the product of an obsessive desire not to give any credit to the dictatorship’s profoundly negative account of the Republic. In so doing, these historians often distort the facts and ignore the sources and data that, in their judgement, might present «a tremendously negative vision» or «catastrophic» one of the Republic and its «defects».</p>http://revistas.usal.es/index.php/0213-2087/article/view/14503Segunda República española«revisionismo»batallas por la historiahistoriografíaideologíaGuerra Civil española |
| spellingShingle | Fernando DEL REY For the Republic. ‘Progressive’ Historiography and its Francoist Shadow Studia Historica: Historia Contemporánea Segunda República española «revisionismo» batallas por la historia historiografía ideología Guerra Civil española |
| title | For the Republic. ‘Progressive’ Historiography and its Francoist Shadow |
| title_full | For the Republic. ‘Progressive’ Historiography and its Francoist Shadow |
| title_fullStr | For the Republic. ‘Progressive’ Historiography and its Francoist Shadow |
| title_full_unstemmed | For the Republic. ‘Progressive’ Historiography and its Francoist Shadow |
| title_short | For the Republic. ‘Progressive’ Historiography and its Francoist Shadow |
| title_sort | for the republic progressive historiography and its francoist shadow |
| topic | Segunda República española «revisionismo» batallas por la historia historiografía ideología Guerra Civil española |
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