LEADER 04399nam 2200649 a 450 001 9910462618803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8262-7306-8 035 $a(CKB)2670000000418367 035 $a(EBL)3440835 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000980675 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11532949 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000980675 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10969912 035 $a(PQKB)10246155 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3440835 035 $a(OCoLC)858282592 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse30277 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3440835 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10748838 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000418367 100 $a20130604d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAmerican relief aid and the Spanish Civil War$b[electronic resource] /$fEric R. Smith 210 $aColumbia [Mo.] $cUniversity of Missouri$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (208 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8262-2009-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a""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"" 330 $a"The Spanish Civil War created a conflict for Americans who preferred that the United States remain uninvolved in foreign affairs. Despite the country's isolationist tendencies, opposition to the rise of fascism across Europe convinced many Americans that they had to act in support of the Spanish Republic. While much has been written about the war itself and its international volunteers, little attention has been paid to those who coordinated these relief efforts at home. American Relief Aid and the Spanish Civil War tells the story of the political campaigns to raise aid for the Spanish Republic as activists pushed the limits of isolationist thinking. Those concerned with Spain's fate held a range of political convictions (including anarchists, socialists, liberals, and communists) with very different understandings of what fascism was. Yet they all agreed that fascism's advance must be halted. With labor strikes, fund-raising parties, and ambulance tours, defenders of Spain in the United States sought to shift the political discussion away from isolation of Spain's elected government and toward active assistance for the faltering Republic. Examining the American political organizations affiliated with this relief effort and the political repression that resulted as many of Spain's supporters faced the early incarnations of McCarthyism's trials, Smith provides new understanding of American politics during the crucial years leading up to World War II. By also focusing on the impact the Spanish Civil War had on those of Spanish ethnicity in the United States, Smith shows how close to home the seemingly distant war really hit."--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aHumanitarian assistance$zSpain$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aSolidarity$xPolitical aspects$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aAnti-fascist movements$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aPressure groups$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 607 $aSpain$xHistory$yCivil War, 1936-1939$xCivilian relief 607 $aSpain$xHistory$yCivil War, 1936-1939$xWar work 607 $aSpain$xHistory$yCivil War, 1936-1939$xParticipation, American 607 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y1933-1945 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aHumanitarian assistance$xHistory 615 0$aSolidarity$xPolitical aspects$xHistory 615 0$aAnti-fascist movements$xHistory 615 0$aPressure groups$xHistory 676 $a946.081/1 700 $aSmith$b Eric R.$f1971-$0956907 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910462618803321 996 $aAmerican relief aid and the Spanish Civil War$92167270 997 $aUNINA