tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19106928.post3965600763495354026..comments2024-02-29T02:37:34.896-06:00Comments on Ivebeenreadinglately: Spain and the Civil War, part twoLevi Stahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11094919454842047688noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19106928.post-56673381871521696692007-05-08T15:42:00.000-05:002007-05-08T15:42:00.000-05:00Levi, you raise some interesting questions but I t...Levi, you raise some interesting questions but I think there are a few things working against "truth and reconciliation." Briefly, the war in Spain was super-political. That statement may seem obvious but There's a fairly well documented history of the actions of both the right and the left and neither come off particularly well. Next, Spain is flourishing. Supposedly their economy is about to pass Italy's in size. It's completely transformed from the backwater of Europe that it was before the Civil War--really agrarian and highly impoverished. It's a totally different country. These days, with the socialists in power you would think they might be interested in this sort of exercise but they have enough on their plate dealing with immigration, the Basques, and keeping the country growing. With the 70th anniversary of Guernica there's a lot of new scholarship coming out but unfortunately it's still fighting the battles of the 30's and not a pretty sight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com