Fighting fascist Spain : worker protest from the printing press / Montse Feu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Feu López, M. Montserrat, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Anti-fascist movements.

Periodicals.

History.

Spaniards.

Spain--Politics and government--1931-1939.

Spain.

Politics and government.

Spain--Politics and government--1939-1975.

Fascism--Spain.

Fascism.

Journalism--Spain.

Journalism.

Spaniards--United States--Periodicals.

España libre.

Anti-fascist movements--Spain--Periodicals--History.

Anti-fascist movements--Periodicals.

United States.

Genre:

History.

Periodicals.

Physical Description:

xviii, 278 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2020]

Summary:

In the 1930s, anarchists and socialists among Spanish immigrants living in the United States created España Libre (Free Spain) as a response to the Nationalist takeover in their homeland. Worker-oriented and avowedly antifascist, the grassroots periodical raised money for refugees and political prisoners while advancing left-wing culture and politics. España Libre proved both visionary and durable, charting an alternate path toward a modern Spain and enduring until democracy's return to the country in 1977. Montse Feu merges España Libre's story with the drama of the Spanish immigrant community's fight against fascism. The periodical emerged as part of a transnational effort to link migrants and new exiles living in the United States to antifascist networks abroad. In addition to showing how workers' culture and politics shaped their antifascism, Feu brings to light creative works that ranged from literature to satire to cartoons to theater. As España Libre opened up radical practices, it encouraged allies to reject violence in favor of social revolution's potential for joy and inclusion.

Contents:

Part 1 Print Culture, Activism, and Solidarity

1 Transnational Networks of Support p. 25

2 España Libre, the Antifascist Periodical p. 36

3 España Libre and Its Editors p. 53

4 The Struggle against Deportations p. 79

5 Solidarity for Political Prisoners p. 96

Part 2 Literary Representations and Aesthetics

6 We, the Antifascist People p. 113

7 Theater-Género Chico and Antifascism p. 133

8 Aurelio Pego, Antifascist Satirical Chronicler p. 145

9 Damned Cartoons! Workers' Identity and Resistance p. 159

Conclusion: The SHC's Antifascist Legacy p. 171.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780252085116

0252085116

0252043243

9780252043246

OCLC:

1122722928