Anarchism and Workers' Self-Management in Revolutionary Spain.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mintz, Frank.

Contributor:

Sharkey, Paul.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Anarchism--Spain--History.

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

Syndicalism.

Management--Employee participation--20th century--Spain.

Management.

Syndicalism--Spain--History.

Anarchism.

Anarchists--Spain.

Anarchists.

Working class--Spain.

Working class.

Local Subjects:

Anarchism--Spain--History.

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

Syndicalism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (428 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : AK Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<div>An exposition of the logic, organization, and economics of syndicalismworkers' self-managementduring the Spanish Revolution.</div>

Contents:

Intro

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Prologue

Introduction: Self-Management and Anarcho-Syndicalism

Chapter One: Introducing the Anarcho-Syndicalist Movement, the CNT

Chapter Two: Catalonia as a Model: Self-Management ­Emerges in Barcelona

The First Contradictions

Chapter Three: A Brief Survey of Self-Management in Other Regions of Spain

Chapter Four: Organising Self-­Management across the Nation

Chapter Five: Self-Management ­under Attack

Chapter Six: Self-Management's ­Outcomes: Overall Conclusions and Estimates

Chapter Seven: Conclusions about Self-Management in 1936­-1939, and Broad Reflections

Appendices: Introduction

Appendix I: Notes on the Spanish People's ­Superficial Catholicism

Appendix II: Revolutionary Uprisings in Spain, 1932-1934

Appendix III: One Example of Monetary Reform and Scheme for Currency Circulation in a Social Economy296

Appendix IV: The CNT and the FAI: Pressure Groups (1998 [revised 2005])

Appendix V: The Two Libertarian Communisms, or, the Libertarian Party versus ­Anarcho-Syndicalism (revised 2005)

Appendix VI: Notes on Governmental Collaboration

Appendix VII: Making Sense of the Plenum of ­Confederal Militias and Columns

Appendix VIII: Evidence about the Collectives of Ascó and Flix (Tarragona), and the Barcelona Barbers' Collective360

Appendix IX: The Madrid Peasants' Collective361

Appendix X: The Adra Fishermen's Collective364

Appendix XI: The Artesa de Lérida Collective365

Appendix XII: The Barbastro Comarcal Federation of Collectives366

Appendix XIII: UGT CNT CLUEA. Citrus Fruit Exports from Revolutionary Spain, 1936-1937367

Appendix XIV: The Establishment, Growth and ­Operation of the Barcelona and ­District Locksmiths' and Corrugated Shutters Collective378

Appendix XV: Marx, Engels, the CP, Councilism, ­Historians and Revolutionary Spain.

Appendix XVI: Francoism, Transition to Democracy and Thoughts on Collective ­Management (written 1997-1998)

Glossary of Terms and Initials Used in the Text

Index

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ISBN:

9781849350792

1849350795

OCLC:

862102785