Architects of Terror
by Paul Preston
"Paranoia, Conspiracy and Anti-Semitism in Franco's Spain"
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Architects of Terror by Paul Preston
Details
War:
Spanish Civil War
Perspective:
Researcher
True Story:
Yes
Biography:
No
Region:
Europe
Published Date:
2023
ISBN13:
9780008522117
Summary
Architects of Terror examines how Francisco Franco's regime in Spain constructed and perpetuated conspiracy theories rooted in anti-Semitism and paranoia. Historian Paul Preston analyzes how Franco and his supporters promoted the myth of a Jewish-Masonic-Bolshevik conspiracy to justify their authoritarian rule and the violence of the Spanish Civil War. The book explores how these fabricated narratives served as propaganda tools to legitimize repression and unite the nationalist cause. Preston reveals how these conspiracy theories borrowed from earlier European anti-Semitic traditions and became central to Francoist ideology, despite Spain's small Jewish population.
