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This chapter provides an overview of the book and its core arguments. It introduces the history of Franco’s Spain, the nature of the regime, the idea of the Francoist ‘social state’, and Spain’s relationship with foreign powers and international organizations during the 1940s and 1950s. It introduces the history of internationalism and the scholarship surrounding it, exploring how the case of Spain furthers our understanding of the contested nature of internationalism, the continuities between pre- and post-1945 internationalism, and the role of technical experts and expertise. It also provides an overview of the book’s chapters, its use of sources, and its chronology. |
