The People’s Dictator

The Life of General Primo de Rivera

Alejandro Quiroga (Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain)

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English

Routledge
29 January 2025

Regional studies; European history; Hispanic & Latino studies; Conservatism & right-of-centre democratic ideologies; Fascism & Nazism

Series: Routledge Studies on Contemporary Spain

This book is the first major biography of General Miguel Primo de Rivera, dictator of Spain between 1923 and 1930, who played a key role in the shaping of a counterrevolutionary Europe in the interwar era.

Following new historiographical trends, this book combines biographical experiences of the dictator with a sociopolitical reading of the dictatorship to reflect on the configuration of national, political, and gender identities at individual and group levels. It challenges traditional readings of Primo de Rivera as a benign, non-ideological leader who established a paternalistic dictatorship, instead showing an astute and ambitious politician who created a nationalist, highly repressive, authoritarian regime profoundly influenced by Italian fascism. The monograph also explores Primo de Rivera's role as the creator of right-wing populism in Spain, who portrayed politicians and judges as enemies of the Spanish people, used 'fake news' in his propaganda machine, and presented himself as a charismatic leader ready to destroy the liberal elites.

This book is intended for scholars and students specialising in Spanish history and politics, along with those interested in nationalism, populism, far-right movements, Fascism, dictators and authoritarian regimes in twentieth-century European history.

The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution‑Non Commercial‑No Derivatives (CC‑BY‑NC‑ND) 4.0 license.

By: Alejandro Quiroga (Universidad Complutense de Madrid Spain)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 840g
ISBN: 9781032691817
ISBN 10: 1032691816
Series: Routledge Studies on Contemporary Spain
Pages: 354
Publication Date: 29 January 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction – Who and When 1. Rebel Without a Cause (1870–1920) 2. The Forging of a Conspirator (1920–1923) 3. The Military Directory (1923–1925) 4. The Civil Directory (1925–1930) 5. Caudillo of the Nation: Propaganda, Masculinity and the Leadership Cult 6. The Nationalisation of the Masses 7. Fall and Death of a Dictator 8. What Happened Here?: History and Memory of a Dictator and His Dictatorship

Alejandro Quiroga is Professor of Spanish History at Newcastle University and Beatriz Galindo Distinguished Researcher at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. His research focuses on twentieth- and twenty-first-century nationalisms and national identities in Europe.