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Anarchism and the City: Revolution and Counter-Revolution in Barcelona, 1898-1937
Contributor(s): Ealham, Chris (Author)
ISBN: 1849350124     ISBN-13: 9781849350129
Publisher: AK Press
OUR PRICE:   $18.00  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: April 2010
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BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | Political Ideologies - Radicalism
- Political Science | Political Ideologies - Anarchism
- History | Europe - Spain & Portugal
Dewey: 335.830
LCCN: 2010921021
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.88 lbs) 284 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1851-1899
- Chronological Period - 1900-1919
- Chronological Period - 1920's
- Chronological Period - 1930's
- Cultural Region - Spanish
 
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Publisher Description:

Anarchism and the City is a fascinating look at four decades of tension preceding the Spanish Civil War, and the actors in competition for control of social and economic space in the expanding industrial city of Barcelona--host to the largest anarchist movement in Europe's history. This history from below examines the burgeoning public sphere of working-class life and its relationship to the State, industrial bourgeoisie, and professional classes. Unemployment, rent strikes, and rising food prices are the backdrop to this laboratory of emergent urbanism.

Chris Ealham is a lecturer at Saint Louis University in Madrid and co-editor of The Splintering of Spain.