Anarchism, Revolution and Reaction: Catalan Labor and the Crisis of the Spanish State, 1898-1923

By Angel Smith

Book Overview

The period from 1898 to 1923 was a particularly dramatic one in Spanish history; it culminated in the violent Barcelona "labor wars" and was only brought to a close with the coup d' tat launched by the Barcelona Captain General, Miguel Primo de Rivera, in September 1923. In his detailed examination of the rise of the Catalan anarchist-syndicalist-led labor movement, the author blends social, cultural and political history in a novel way. He analyses the working class "from below" and the policies of the Spanish State towards labor "from above." Based on an in-depth usage of primary sources, the authors provides an unrivalled account of Catalan labor and the Catalan anarchist-syndicalist movement and thus makes an important contribution to our understanding of early twentieth-century Spanish history.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845451767
• ISBN13: 9781845451769
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Berghahn Books
• Length: 418 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"