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By Broadsnark
(Washington, DC)
·★★★★☆·
February 04, 2011
Excellent book. I'm going to have to re-read this one a few times. Anyone interested in Spain, anarchism, politics, direct action, the repercussions of actions...needs to read this book. ...more
By Carlos
(Córdoba, 51, Spain)
·★★★★★·
July 23, 2014
La historia del anarquismo español es algo que en las asignaturas de historia de secundaria se reduce a mencionar de pasada cuando hubo algun disturbio de importancia, y no hablemos de la revolución obrera durante la guerra civil, que para la inmensa mayoria no existio. Gracias a una obra minucio... ...more
By Ollie
(The United States)
·★★☆☆☆·
June 22, 2014
The Anarchist uprising in Barcelona is the holy grail for anarchists. They love talking about it and just how well they were able to manage things for those couple months until just about everyone else brought holy hell upon them.
What Chris Ealham tries to do here is take us through life and the... ...more
By Stephen
(The United States)
·★★★☆☆·
September 10, 2010
"Anarchism and The City," decodes Barcelona's urban landscape for reasons behind the unlikely rise to power of anarchist elements in those years preceding the Spanish Republic and the civil war that consumed it.
Chris Ealham brings an urbanist's tools to this interesting proposition, positing som... ...more
By Oscar
(Barcelona, 56, Spain)
·★★★☆☆·
June 25, 2015
Interesante a nivel histórico. Sobradamente rigurosa. Exageradamente tendenciosa. ...more
By James
(Philadelphia, PA)
·★★★★☆·
August 30, 2010
good stuff. It started a little dry, but once you get into it, it's a decent read on how the spanish anarchists and working class movement was able to build such a strong force and revolutonary spirit during the spanish civil war/revolution. Through lots of mistakes, hard-fought battles over 40 y... ...more
Really interesting read on Barcelona, specifically, during the lead up to the Spanish Civil War. Pretty objective and a good study on urban culture and relations that could even be pertinent to today. I enjoyed this thoroughly as I do with most AK Press books, as well as the Spanish Civil War. ...more