Arquitectos Del - Terror - Paul Preston.epub

: Approximately 464–528 pages depending on the edition.

(Spanish title: Arquitectos del terror ), published in 2023 by preeminent historian Paul Preston , explores how manufactured conspiracy theories—specifically the "Jewish-Masonic-Bolshevik" myth—were weaponized to justify the 1936 military coup and the subsequent decades of Francisco Franco's dictatorship. Core Arguments Arquitectos del terror - Paul Preston.epub

: Noted Preston’s skill in "dissecting these vile characters" and called the work a masterpiece of a historian at the peak of his powers. : Approximately 464–528 pages depending on the edition

: Preston argues that although Spain had a tiny minority of Jews (fewer than 6,000) and Freemasons in 1936, the Francoist regime used them as a "bogeyman". This nonexistent conspiracy served as a convenient label to dehumanize a wide range of leftists and liberals who needed to be "exterminated". : Preston argues that although Spain had a

: A policeman and propagandist who popularized the idea of a "Masonic super-state" controlling Western democracies.

The book is structured around the biographies of six influential ideologues and military men who propagated these myths:

: Praised it as a "magisterial study" that combines sharp anecdotes with clear, summarising clarity. Book Specifications