Posts Tagged ‘Paul Preston’

  1. Homage to Catalonia: the debate

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    March 4, 2013 by Lydia Syson

    “You’ve written a book about the Spanish Civil War?  Oh yes, Orwell, right?” “Mmm. Yes and no.” I’ve had a …
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  2. 2nd March 2013 George Orwell’s ‘Homage to Catalonia’ 75 years on

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    January 29, 2013 by Lydia Syson

    I’m looking forward to the 2013 Len Crome Memorial Lecture, which this year will be held not at the Imperial War …
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  3. Talking about the Spanish Civil War

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    September 15, 2012 by Lydia Syson

    Paul Preston must know more about the history of twentieth-century Spain than anyone else alive.  A captivating speaker, who charms …
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