From Mobilization to Civil War: The Politics of Polarization in the Spanish City of Gijón, 1900–1937

ISBN-13: 9780521562133 / Angielski / Twarda / 1997 / 376 str.

San Diego) Pamela Beth Radcliff (University of California

Opis

This is a local study of the origins of the Spanish Civil War that explores, from the grass roots perspective of ordinary men and women, the polarization of Spanish society that was the prerequisite for civil war. Pamela Radcliff's approach to the War is unique, since, at the core, her book focuses on the relationship between organized political forces and "the masses," and on how ordinary men and women participated in politics and in turn how political struggles translated into the concrete concerns of everyday life.

Recenzje

'… highly challenging and provocative as well as controversial … This is, without doubt, a convincing and illuminating analysis of popular mobilization, social struggle, and conflict, evolving from the initial consumer and food riots to more organized forms of collective action in a society in transition from elite to mass politics.' Historical Journal

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. A turning point: the city in 1900; Part I. Patterns of Life in Working-Class Gijón: 2. The structural context: economy, demography and urban space, 1900–1936; 3. Culture and community in working-class Gijón; 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.