CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. ILLUSTRATIONS vi
4. CONTRIBUTORS vii
5. PREFACE ix
6. Introduction: A New (and Significant) Twist in Studies of Francoist Foreign Policy 1
7. 1 The United States and the Second Spanish Republic (1931–1936). An Overview from a Monetary Policy Perspective 6
8. 2 The Chase, the World Commerce Corporation, and the Early Cold War Rehabilitation of Franco’s Spain 38
9. 3 The Struggle to Change U.S. Policy toward Franco’s Spain 1948–1950: José Félix de Lequerica, Paid Lobbyists, “Friendly” Senators, the Spanish Lobby and the Spanish Bloc 74
10. 4 “In Support of Our Prestige and Our Values”: The Spanish Lobby and Local Politics in the United States, 1945–1955 240
11. 5 Toppling Franco? Great Britain, Spain, and the New World Order 1945–1951 265
12. INDEX 303