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Title:
In Hiding : the Life of Manuel Cortes, 1930-1969

Subject Categories:
Political history - History
Conflict, security and peace - Politics
Government and political systems - Politics
Political behaviour and attitudes - Politics
Rural life - Society and culture

Depositor(s):
Fraser, R.

Principal Investigator(s):
Fraser, R.

Abstract:
Ronald Fraser is a leading historian of twentieth-century Spain, using oral history techniques to document the experience of the Spanish Civil War and later changes in Spanish society. This is a collection of 71 interviews with the last socialist mayor of Mijas, who survived thirty years in hiding from the Franco regime, and also with his wife and daughter. His re-appearance followed a general amnesty granted by the Franco regime for offences alleged to have been committed during the war. For the first time in over a generation, Manuel Cortes, barber by profession and life-long socialist, felt free to come out of hiding. This collection of taped interviews and transcripts with Manuel, Juliana and Maria Cortes, made shortly after Manuel’s emergence, explored their experience of these times and formed the basis for Fraser’s book In hiding.





Main Topics:
Civil war; politics; rural life; rural industries; rural areas; family life; family relationships; community life; occupational life; local politics; political participation; political oppression; political reform; political beliefs; customs and traditions; Spanish history.

Coverage:
Time Period Covered: 1930-1969
Dates of Fieldwork: 1969-1970
Country: Spain
Geography: Mijas; Andalucia
Spatial Units: No spatial unit
Observation Units: Individuals
Kind of Data: Textual data; Individual (micro) level; In-depth/unstructured interview tapes; In-depth/unstructured interview transcripts.

Universe Sampled:
Location of Units of Observation:Subnational
Population:Manuel Cortes and his wife and daughter

Methodology:
Time Dimensions: Cross-sectional (one-time) study
Sampling Procedures: Purposive selection/case studies
Number of Units: 3
Method of Data Collection: Face-to-face interview
Weighting: Not applicable

Language(s) of Written Materials:
Study Description: English and Spanish
Study Documentation: English and Spanish

Access:
Access Conditions: Host archive conditions apply
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Copyright:
Copyright Ronald Fraser.

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