By Sam Dolgoff, Murray Bookchin
ISBN-10: 0914156020
ISBN-13: 9780914156024
“Varied, complicated, frequently inspiring, the fulfillment of the folk in Spain is exclusive within the background of twentieth century revolution. it may be rigorously studied.”—Noam Chomsky
“An first-class documentary historical past of the Anarchist collective in Spain.”—Paul Avrich
This is the 1st ebook in English that's dedicated to the experiments in staff’ self-management, either city and rural, which constituted essentially the most striking social revolutions in sleek background. Libertarian communism used to be actually the construction of staff and peasants—a “spontaneous” construction, for which the basis have been laid by means of a long time of fight and schooling, scan and thought.
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This is no time for empty talk. We are not going to be slaughtered by the fascists for lack of arms just to satisfy a stubborn politician. From now on the CNT and FA I will conduct the fight! " We had fully organized the defence of Barcelona. The armed workers' militias of the CNT-F AI patrolled the streets and manned all strategic points. The barricades were ready ... but the police of the Generalidad attacked our patrols. Repeated telephone calls for information about the fate of this or that comrade arrested for carrying arms were ignored.
The fascists' attempted coup d'(hat had been put down principally as a result of the skillful and intelligent work of the militants. Slowly the state moved to eliminate the working class militants. On this point the Communists, socialists, and republicans were of one mind. Recalcitrant militiamen were disarmed and arrested. The government took over the administration of public order in one locality after another. Under the Caballero government thousands of new members were added to the Civil Guards.
Like all great movements, the Revolution must be evaluated within the context of the conflicting forces that shaped its course. I n particular let us review the relations between the CNT-F AI and the political parties during the crucial years between the proclamation of the Republic in April, 1931, and the outbreak of the Civil War on July 19, 1936. After the great strikes which precipitated the collapse of the monarchy, the Republic was formed by a coalition of bourgeois republicans and socialists.