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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Feu López, M. Montserrat, author.

Series:

Illinois scholarship online.

Illinois scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spaniards--United States--Politics and government.

Spaniards.

Fascism--Spain.

Fascism.

Fascism--United States.

Press and politics--United States.

Press and politics.

Underground press publications--United States.

Underground press publications.

España libre.

Sociedades Hispanas Confederadas de los Estados Unidos de Norte América.

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

Spain.

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

United States.

Genre:

History.

Periodicals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 2021.

Summary:

'Fighting Fascist Spain' pieces together the story of Spanish immigrants in the United States in their fight against fascism, as reflected in the periodical Espana Libre and the grassroots activism of the organization that sustained that publication, the Sociedades Hispanas Confederadas, or the Confederadas.

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.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on November 27, 2020).

Previously issued in print: 2020.

ISBN:

9780252052125

0252052129

OCLC:

1158470925