Class, Culture and Conflict in Barcelona 1898–1937

Class, Culture and Conflict in

Barcelona 1898?1937

This is a study of social protest and repression in one of the twentieth century's most important revolutionary hotspots. It explains why Barcelona became the undisputed capital of the European anarchist movement and explores the sources of anarchist power in the city. It also places Barcelona at the centre of Spain's economic, social, cultural and political life between 1898 and 1937.

During this period, a range of social groups, movements and institutions competed with one another to impose their own political and urban projects on the city: the central authorities struggled to retain control of Spain's most unruly city; nationalist groups hoped to create the capital of Catalonia; local industrialists attempted to erect a modern industrial city; the urban middle classes planned to democratise the city; and meanwhile, the anarchists sought to liberate the city's workers from oppression and exploitation. This resulted in a myriad of frequently violent conflicts for control of the city, both before and during the civil war.

This is a work of great importance in the field of contemporary Spanish history and fills a significant gap in the current literature.

Chris Ealham is Senior Lecturer in the Department of History, Lancaster University. He is co-editor of The Splintering of Spain: Historical Perspectives on the Spanish Civil War. His work focuses on labour and social protest in Spain, and he is currently working on a history of urban conflict in 1930s Spain.

Routledge/Ca?ada Blanch Studies on Contemporary Spain

Series editors Paul Preston and Sebastian Balfour Ca?ada Blanch Centre for Contemporary Spanish Studies, London

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Red Barcelona Social Protest and Labour Mobilisation in the Twentieth Century

edited by Angel Smith

British Women and the Spanish Civil War Angela Jackson

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Anarchism, the Republic and Civil War in Spain, 1931?1939 Juli?n Casanova

Catalan Nationalism

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British Volunteers in the Spanish Civil War The British Battalion in the International Brigades, 1936?1939

Richard Baxell

The Catholic Church and the Spanish Civil War Hilari Raguer

Nazi Germany and Francoist Spain Christian Leitz

Also published in association with the Ca?ada Blanch Centre:

Spain and the Great Powers edited by Sebasti?n Balfour and Paul Preston

Class, Culture and Conflict in Barcelona 1898?1937

Chris Ealham

LONDON AND NEW YORK

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