Franco's Internationalists: Social Experts and Spain's Search for Legitimacy

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David Brydan (Lecturer in the History of Modern International Relations, Lecturer in the History of Modern International Relations, King's College London)

Franco's Internationalists

Social Experts and Spain's Search for Legitimacy

David Brydan (Lecturer in the History of Modern International Relations, Lecturer in the History of Modern International Relations, King's College London)

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Oxford University Press
19 September 2019

European history; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Spanish Civil War

Series: Oxford Studies in Modern European History

Despite the repression, violence, and social hardship which characterised Spanish life in the 1940s and 1950s, the Franco regime sought to win popular support by promoting its apparent commitment to social justice. David Brydan reveals the vital role which the idea of the Francoist 'social state' also played in the regime's ongoing search for international legitimacy. Using research from eighteen archives across six countries, Brydan shows how social experts, particularly those working in the fields of public health, medicine, and social insurance, were at the forefront of efforts to promote the regime abroad. By working with international organisations in Geneva, Paris, and New York and with transnational networks of colleagues across Europe, Africa, and Latin America, they sought to sell the idea of Franco's Spain as a respectable, modern, and socially-just state. They were internationalists, but they were Franco's internationalists.

In telling this story, the study disrupts our understanding of the modern history of internationalism. Exploring what it meant for Francoist experts to think and act internationally, it challenges dominant accounts of internationalism as a liberal, progressive movement by foregrounding the history of fascist, nationalist, imperialist, and religious forms of international cooperation. It also brings into focus the overlooked continuities between international structures and projects before and after 1945. The case of Spain reveals the contested and heterogeneous nature of mid-twentieth century internationalism, characterised by the competition between overlapping global, regional, and imperial projects.

By: David Brydan (Lecturer in the History of Modern International Relations Lecturer in the History of Modern International Relations King's College London)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 236mm, Width: 157mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 476g
ISBN: 9780198834595
ISBN 10: 0198834594
Series: Oxford Studies in Modern European History
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 19 September 2019
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Undergraduate , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgements Introduction 1: Axis Internationalism: Spanish Experts and the Nazi New Order 2: Franco's Spain and the Politics of International Health 3: 'Generous, Selfless, Civilizing': Health and Development in Francoist Africa 4: Exporting Francoist Modernity: Health, Social Security and Hispanidad 5: Spain's Catholic Internationalists Epilogue and Conclusion Bibliography

David Brydan is a lecturer in the history of modern international relations at King's College London. He was previously a lecturer in modern European history at Birkbeck, University of London, and a visiting researcher at the European University Institute. His research focuses on the transnational history of modern Europe, the history of internationalism and international cooperation, and the role of religion in modern international relations. He has published in Contemporary European History, Social History of Medicine, and the Journal of Contemporary History.

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Brydan has written a notable...book. * Antonio Cazorla-Sanchez, Journal of Contemporary History Book *

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Franco's Internationalists

Social Experts and Spain's Search for Legitimacy

David Brydan (Lecturer in the History of Modern International Relations, Lecturer in the History of Modern International Relations, King's College London)

$190.95

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