Bibliograph

Books against tyranny, Catalan publishers under Franco, Laura Vilardell

Type

Label

Books against tyranny, Catalan publishers under Franco, Laura Vilardell

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Books against tyranny

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Laura Vilardell

Sub title

Catalan publishers under Franco

Summary

Catalan-language publishers were under constant threat during the dictatorship of Francisco Franco (1939-75). Both the Catalan language and the introduction of foreign ideas were banned by the regime, preoccupied as it was with creating a "one, great, and free Spain." Books against Tyranny compiles, for the first time, the strategies Catalan publishers used to resist the censorship imposed by Franco's regime. Author Laura Vilardell examines documents including firsthand witness accounts, correspondence, memoirs, censorship files, newspapers, original interviews, and unpublished material housed in various Spanish archives. As such, Books against Tyranny opens up the field and serves as an informative tool for scholars of Franco's Spain, Catalan social movements, and censorship more generally

Target audience

adult

Classification