JOURNAL ARTICLE

The Influenza Pandemic of 1918–19 in Spain: From the Epidemic to the Crisis of Liberalism.

Published In: Contemporary European History, 2024, v. 33, n. 3. P. 927 1 of 3
Database: Historical Abstracts with Full Text 2 of 3
Authored By: Fuentes Codera, Maximiliano; Font Masdeu, Pau 3 of 3

Abstract

This article analyses the political impact of the 1918 influenza pandemic in Spain, a hitherto scarcely explored subject. It first discusses the evolution and impact of the pandemic, focusing on political and social responses. It then shows how these responses were related to debates about the crisis of Restoration Spain's political system. Lastly, it analyses the long-term political impact of the influenza pandemic, showing how the demands of this period can be linked to policies and discourses during the Primo de Rivera dictatorship, particularly regarding the links between the call for a 'health dictatorship' developed during the pandemic and the rhetorical use of medical language linked to authoritarian regenerationism between 1923 and 1930. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

Source:Contemporary European History. 2024/08, Vol. 33, Issue 3, p927
Document Type:Article
Subject Area:History
Publication Date:2024
ISSN:0960-7773
DOI:10.1017/S0960777322000893
Accession Number:181467956
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