Insurrection : the bloody events of May 1937 in Barcelona /
In May, 1937, one of the most advanced revolutions in modern history was defeated. In Insurrection, Agustín Guillamón explains how Stalinist counterrevolution and republican reformism disarmed the threat of the anarchist working class in the Spanish Revolution. While anarchist "leadership"...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | Translated from the Spanish. |
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Chico, California : London :
AK Press ; Kate Sharpley Library,
[2020]
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| Summary: | In May, 1937, one of the most advanced revolutions in modern history was defeated. In Insurrection, Agustín Guillamón explains how Stalinist counterrevolution and republican reformism disarmed the threat of the anarchist working class in the Spanish Revolution. While anarchist "leadership" flailed, the defense committees were weakened, which allowed bourgeois institutions to gain power and strengthened the republican state. Using new information gathered from archives and interviews, Guillamón tackles some of the most vexing questions about the Spanish Civil War, retelling the story George Orwell recounted but failed to fully understand in Homage to Catalonia. |
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| Item Description: | Originally published by Editorial Descontrol in 2017, titled: Insurrección: Las sangrientas jornadas del 3 a 7 de mayo del 1937. |
| Physical Description: | 450 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781849353601 1849353603 |