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There's a Valley in Spain Called Jarama: The Development of the Commemoration of the British Volunteers of the International Brigades and Its Influences

by Daniël Gerben Tuik




Institution: Leiden University
Department:
Year: 2016
Keywords: International Brigades; Spanish Civil War; British volunteers; Commemoration
Posted: 02/05/2017
Record ID: 2073645
Full text PDF: http://hdl.handle.net/1887/42543


Abstract

This thesis is a study of the development of the commemoration of the British volunteers of the International Brigades. It analyzes the accounts written by these volunteers and establishes which historical events influenced this in the period between the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War and the present day. Advisors/Committee Members: Steen, van der, Bart (advisor).