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Architects of Terror: Paranoia, Conspiracy Theories, and Antisemitism in Franco's Spain

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An anatomy of the collective psychosis that gripped Spain in the 1930s: Paul Preston reveals how fake news, corruption, and nostalgia for lost glory fueled pathological hatred and normalized violence—leading to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Spaniards in fratricidal carnage.

Tracing the lives of six key figures in the nationalist movement—from a poet-propagandist and a devout priest to the generals who commanded the rebel forces—the author demonstrates how the absurd conspiracy theory of Jews, Freemasons, and Bolsheviks evolved into a state doctrine that justified mass murder as a defense of Christian civilization and a centuries-old way of life.

This book is not simply a history of the development of Francoist ideology but also a dire warning about how conspiracy theories bordering on paranoia can traumatize even a complex society with a rich history for decades.
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