Martin Hurcombe: 2 books
France and the Spanish Civil War
Cultural Representations of the War Next Door, 1936–1945
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2016
In this wide-ranging study of French intellectuals who represented the Spanish Civil War as it was happening and in its immediate aftermath, Martin Hurcombe explores the ways in which these individuals addressed national anxieties and shaped the French political landscape. Bringing together reportage,...
French Political Travel Writing in the Interwar Years
Radical Departures
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2017
This book studies travel writing produced by French authors between the two World Wars following visits to authoritarian regimes in Europe and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). It sheds new light on the phenomenon of French political travel in this period by considering the well-documented...