ABSTRACT
In most general narratives of the Spanish Civil War one rarely finds an analysis of the social and cultural factors relating to the categories of race, religion and gender. This is true despite the growing interest being shown in developing an interdisciplinary approach to the study of these themes in other periods of Spanish history. In this chapter a special effort has been made to highlight the different and often contradictory messages relating to race, gender and religion that were to be found on both the Nationalist and Republican sides. By doing so, it is hoped that some light will be shed on the differing ways in which social values and practices relating to these complex issues were refracted through the lenses of the political cultures that were constructed during the Civil War.
