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Education, intelligence and cultural diplomacy at the British Council in Madrid, 1940–1941 part 2: shock troops in the war of ideas

De Arcos, Marina Pérez (2021) Education, intelligence and cultural diplomacy at the British Council in Madrid, 1940–1941 part 2: shock troops in the war of ideas. Bulletin of Spanish Studies, 98 (5). 707 - 738. ISSN 1475-3820

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Identification Number: 10.1080/14753820.2021.1896233

Abstract

In 1940, the British Council founded its first Spanish branch by launching a new school for children as well as a rich cultural programme to counter Nazi and Fascist propaganda in Madrid. Secretly, it also supported the British Intelligence Services’ wartime effort. Based on new sources, the current article (the second in a two-part series) examines these activities in the early 1940s. It also brings to light the crucial contribution of the Council’s first representative in Spain, Walter Starkie. No other British Hispanist has played the role of cultural diplomat in Spain with such great practical significance.

Item Type: Article
Official URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/cbhs20
Additional Information: © 2021 Bulletin of Spanish Studies.
Divisions: International History
Subjects: D History General and Old World > DA Great Britain
D History General and Old World > DP Spain
J Political Science > JZ International relations
Date Deposited: 13 Apr 2022 15:42
Last Modified: 17 Apr 2024 21:36
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/114891

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