Journal article
Laia Balcells
2011
2011
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Balcells, L. (2011). La muerte está en el aire: los bombardeos en Cataluña, 1936-1939* Death is in the Air: Bombings in Catalonia, 1936-1939.
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Balcells, Laia. “La Muerte Está En El Aire: Los Bombardeos En Cataluña, 1936-1939* Death Is in the Air: Bombings in Catalonia, 1936-1939” (2011).
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Balcells, Laia. La Muerte Está En El Aire: Los Bombardeos En Cataluña, 1936-1939* Death Is in the Air: Bombings in Catalonia, 1936-1939. 2011.
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@article{laia2011a,
title = {La muerte está en el aire: los bombardeos en Cataluña, 1936-1939* Death is in the Air: Bombings in Catalonia, 1936-1939},
year = {2011},
author = {Balcells, Laia}
}
Abstract
This article analyzes variation in bombings during conventionally fought civil wars. It establishes a number of hypotheses based on a theoretical framework that emphasizes the role of political factors in accounting for violence. In addition, it takes into account emotional factors such as citizens’ revenge aspirations. The hypotheses are tested with data on bombings perpetrated by the Francoist side in 1,062 municipalities of Catalonia during the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). The results confi rm that the aerial strikes are positively related to local political support for the rival group in the prewar democratic elections, as well as to executions perpetrated by the rival group during the war. The former is consistent with the political hypothesis; the latter is consistent with the revenge hypothesis.
