People’s Dictator

<p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p>