Fearful Vassals: Urban Elite Loyalty in the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata 1776–1810

to vote, Capel analyses data from five districts in Granada as a representative example to draw her conclusions. She notes that the numerical superiority of women is much clearer where the Centre-Right won, although it was mainly women who abstained from voting all together, and she also considers the ages and occupations of voters; younger people and those who had some level of education were more likely to vote. It is a fascinating piece that will be enjoyed by readers interested in the politics of the Second Republic. Leaping to the end of the Spanish Civil War, Blanco Fajardo, and P erez Mart ınez’s chapters cover the entire dictatorship and explore the role played by radio in reinforcing models of masculinity and femininity as perpetuated by Francoism. Blanco Fajardo introduces the concept of the radio as a technology that not only constructed a normative profile of femininity and masculinity, but also became a means of controlling the domestic sphere. He also highlights the significance of the radionovela which perpetuated Francoist ideals in various ways, including articulating a capitalist economy. P erez Mart ınez follows on from this by examining the various formats and genres of radio programmes that were aimed at a female audience in great depth, and highlights how the radio was a part of a network of institutions that supported the superstructural apparatus of the dictatorship (377). Both essays will appeal to those researching any aspect of women’s history or communication under Francoism. Claudia Jare~ no Gila’s chapter “Amistades, redes y colaboraci on: una mirada «gen etica» sobre el Proyecto colectivo de Vindicaci on Feminista (1976–1979)” brings the collection to a fitting close. Looking at the inception and creation of the feminist magazine, Jare~ no Gila argues that the project was born of the conscience and will to create an exclusively female and feminist vehicle of expression and explores the contributions of the network of Spanish feminists such as Lidia Falc on, Carmen Alcalde, and Montserrat Roig to its pages. Additionally, Jare~ no Gila notes that the magazine was one of the first voices that demanded emotional and legal reparation for the victims of Francoism during the Transition. Acci on y voces de mujer en el espacio p ublico is a long overdue publication that will be gratefully received by Hispanists and those working in women’s studies more generally. An ambitious book that is wide in its scope, it is an invaluable resource for those working on historical memory and women’s biography and will be a significant addition to any feminist bookshelf. Charlotte Byrne Queen Mary University of London c.j.byrne@qmul.ac.uk