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Author Lines, Lisa Margaret, 1980-

Title Milicianas : women in combat in the Spanish Civil War / Lisa Margaret Lines
Published Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, ©2012

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 213 pages)
Contents Women in Spain 1800-1936 -- Women and the social revolution in the Republican Zone -- The initial reaction: street fighting and formation of the militias -- Milicianas in combat -- Changing attitudes and the decision to remove milicianas from combat -- Representations of milicianas -- Conclusion -- Notes on the sources
Summary .Cs95E872D0{text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt}.cs5EFED22F{color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; }.csA62DFD6A{color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-weight:normal; font-style:italic; }Women played an integral role in the Spanish Civil War. In fact, women & rsquo;s participation in the anti-fascist resistance constituted one of the greatest mass political mobilizations of women in Spain & rsquo;s history. Milicianas provides a comprehensi
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Women in combat -- Spain -- History -- 20th century
Women revolutionaries -- Spain
HISTORY -- Europe -- Spain & Portugal.
Military participation -- Female
Militia
Women
Women in combat
Women revolutionaries
SUBJECT Spain -- History -- Civil War, 1936-1939 -- Participation, Female
Spain -- History -- Civil War, 1936-1939 -- Women
Spain -- Militia -- History -- 20th century
Subject Spain
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780739164945
0739164945