War and Revolution in Catalonia, 1936-1939 (Historical Materialism) - Softcover

Blanch, Pelai Pagès I

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1608464121 ISBN 13: 9781608464128

Publisher: Haymarket Books, 2015

Synopsis

In War and Revolution in Catalonia, 1936-1939, Pelai Pagès i Blanch analyses the political and military evolution of the events in Catalonia during the Spanish Civil War: the street battles that defeated the military rebellion; the social revolution that pervaded all levels of Catalonia's politics, economy, and culture; the gradual erosion of workers' power, culminating in the May Events; and Catalonia's eventual fall to Franco's forces.

Pagès i Blanch demonstrates the extent to which the war was lost when the Republican leaders, in order to unify’ the left against Franco and fascism, turned their backs on the social revolution. This translation of Pagès i Blanch's landmark study is the first full-length monograph in English to focus on Catalonia's experience during the war

About this title

About the Author:

Pelai Pagès i Blanch Ph.D. (1949), University of Barcelona, is Professor of Contemporary History at that university. He is the author of several monographs and articles on the Spanish Civil War, including The War Industry Commision of Catalonia, 1936-1938 (Publicacions de l'Abadia de Montserrat, 2008).

Patrick L. Gallagher is associate professor of Spanish at Kent State University, where he specializes in 19th-21st century Spain, and teaches Spanish language, literature, culture, history and politics.

Review:

"[...] a welcome counterpoise to right-wing historiographical influence that survived Francisco Franco's 1975 death by three decades, [...] Summing up: Recommended, . Upper division undergraduate and above." J. Daley, "Choice," June 2014, Vol. 51, No. 10.

"Altogether Pages i Blanch s book will be appreciated by scholars and students of the Spanish Civil War alike, especially those with a special interest in the Catalan experience." Wouter van Dijk, Heridtitas Nexus, 2 April 2015 "[...] a welcome counterpoise to right-wing historiographical influence that survived Francisco Franco's 1975 death by three decades, [...] Summing up: Recommended, . Upper division undergraduate and above." J. Daley, Choice, June 2014, Vol. 51, No. 10."

"Altogether Pages i Blanch's book will be appreciated by scholars and students of the Spanish Civil War alike, especially those with a special interest in the Catalan experience." - Wouter van Dijk, in: Heridtitas Nexus, 2 April 2015 "[...] a welcome counterpoise to right-wing historiographical influence that survived Francisco Franco's 1975 death by three decades, [...] Summing up: Recommended, . Upper division undergraduate and above." - J. Daley, in: Choice 51/10 (June 2014)

About this edition

• Publisher: Haymarket Books
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1608464121
• ISBN 13: 9781608464128
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 247