From mobilization to civil war : the politics of polarization in the Spanish city of Gijon, 1900-1937 / Pamela Beth Radcliff.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Radcliff, Pamela Beth, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Polarization (Social sciences)--Spain--Gijón.

Polarization (Social sciences).

Gijón (Spain)--Politics and government.

Gijón (Spain).

Spain--History--Civil War, 1936-1939--Causes--Case studies.

Spain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 354 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First paperback edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is a social history of political polarisation as it evolved in one city over three and a half decades before the Spanish Civil War. As such it is a book about the long-term origins of the War as seen 'from below'. More broadly it is an analysis of the evolution of political culture during the transition from elite to mass politics. The book focuses on the interplay between the three main forces that competed for political control: the conservative monarchist/Catholics, the democratic republicans, and the revolutionary trade movement. It is different from other Civil War studies, in trying to understand the relationship between organised political forces and the 'masses' they sought to reach. In doing so it reveals a rich canvas of participants and activities, from trade unions and strikes to female consumer riots.

Contents:

Introduction; 1. A turning point: the city in 1900; Part I. Patterns of Life in Working-Class Gijon: 2. The structural context: economy, demography and urban space, 1900-1936; 3. Culture and community in working-class Gijon; Part II. Institutional Forces of Opposition: Republicans and Anarchosyndicalists: 4. The republican parties and municipal politics, 1900-1930; 5. The republicans in power: municipal politics, 1931-1936; 6. The trade union movement, 1900-1936; Part III. Defining an Oppositional Culture: The Struggle over the Public Sphere: 7. Republican culture: a nation of citizens; 8. Labour movement culture: 'the brotherhood of workers'; Part IV. The Urban Battlefield: Conflict and Collective Action, 1901-1936: 9. Conflict and collective action, 1900-1923; 10. Conflict and collective action during the Republic, 1931-1936; Conclusion.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-511-58215-3

0-511-00095-2