Anglo-American Hispanists and the Spanish Civil War: Hispanophilia, Commitment, and Discipline

By Sebastiaan Faber

Book Overview

In this book, Faber assesses the long-term impact of the Spanish Civil War on Hispanic Studies as an academic field in the United States and Great Britain. Combining institutional history with biography, the book gives a compelling account of the dilemmas that the war posed for four Hispanists who turned their love of Spain into their life's work.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230600794
• ISBN13: 9780230600799
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.7" x 8.3"