The collapse of the Spanish Republic, 1933-1936 : origins of the Civil War / Stanley G. Payne.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-409) and index.

Introduction : the problem of representative government in Spain -- The republican project -- The turning point of the republic, 1933 -- The revolutionary insurrection of 1934 -- A conservative republic? 1934-1935 -- Frustration of the parliamentary system -- Toward the popular front -- The elections of February 1936 -- The left returns to power, February-March 1936 -- The left consolidates power, March-May 1936 -- Breaking down, May-June 1936 -- Competing utopias : the revolutionary movements in the spring of 1936 -- The final phase, May-July 1936 -- The military conspiracy -- The assassination of Calvo Sotelo.