LEADER 04231cam 2200589 a 4500001 99125349699506421 005 20231219182154.0 006 m o d | 007 cr#|n|---||||| 008 130604s2013 mou ob 001 0 eng d 010 |z2013020774 020 0-8262-7306-8 035 (CKB)2670000000418367 035 (EBL)3440835 035 (SSID)ssj0000980675 035 (PQKBManifestationID)11532949 035 (PQKBTitleCode)TC0000980675 035 (PQKBWorkID)10969912 035 (PQKB)10246155 035 (MiAaPQ)EBC3440835 035 (OCoLC)858282592 035 (MdBmJHUP)muse30277 035 (Au-PeEL)EBL3440835 035 (CaPaEBR)ebr10748838 035 (EXLCZ)992670000000418367 040 MiAaPQ |cMiAaPQ |dMiAaPQ 041 eng 043 e-sp--- 050 4 DP269.47.U6 |bS75 2013 082 04 946.081/1 |223 084 HIS037000HIS036060POL023000 |2bisacsh 100 1 Smith, Eric R., |d1971- 245 10 American relief aid and the Spanish Civil War / |cEric R. Smith. 264 1 Columbia [Mo.] : |bUniversity of Missouri, |c2013. 300 1 online resource (208 pages) 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 computer |bc |2rdamedia 338 online resource |bcr |2rdacarrier 588 Description based upon print version of record. 505 0 ""Contents""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter 1. International Crisis and Reactions""; ""Chapter 2. Movement Culture""; ""Chapter 3. The Ethnic United Front and Spanish America's War""; ""Chapter 4. The Catholic Church and Interwar Anticommunism""; ""Chapter 5. Refugee Aid and the Coming World War""; ""Chapter 6. Retribution""; ""Conclusion: A Tomb for Democracy""; ""Appendix: The Green Report""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index"" 546 English 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 "The Spanish Civil War created a conflict for Americans who preferred that the United States remain uninvolved in foreign affairs. Despite the country's isolationist tendencies, opposition to the rise of fascism across Europe convinced many Americans that they had to act in support of the Spanish Republic. While much has been written about the war itself and its international volunteers, little attention has been paid to those who coordinated these relief efforts at home. American Relief Aid and the Spanish Civil War tells the story of the political campaigns to raise aid for the Spanish Republic as activists pushed the limits of isolationist thinking. Those concerned with Spain's fate held a range of political convictions (including anarchists, socialists, liberals, and communists) with very different understandings of what fascism was. Yet they all agreed that fascism's advance must be halted. With labor strikes, fund-raising parties, and ambulance tours, defenders of Spain in the United States sought to shift the political discussion away from isolation of Spain's elected government and toward active assistance for the faltering Republic. Examining the American political organizations affiliated with this relief effort and the political repression that resulted as many of Spain's supporters faced the early incarnations of McCarthyism's trials, Smith provides new understanding of American politics during the crucial years leading up to World War II. By also focusing on the impact the Spanish Civil War had on those of Spanish ethnicity in the United States, Smith shows how close to home the seemingly distant war really hit."-- |cProvided by publisher. 650 0 Humanitarian assistance |zSpain |xHistory |y20th century. 650 0 Solidarity |xPolitical aspects |zUnited States |xHistory |y20th century. 650 0 Anti-fascist movements |zUnited States |xHistory |y20th century. 650 0 Pressure groups |zUnited States |xHistory |y20th century. 651 0 Spain |xHistory |yCivil War, 1936-1939 |xCivilian relief. 651 0 Spain |xHistory |yCivil War, 1936-1939 |xWar work. 651 0 Spain |xHistory |yCivil War, 1936-1939 |xParticipation, American. 651 0 United States |xPolitics and government |y1933-1945. 776 0 |z0-8262-2009-6 906 BOOK