Spanish Civil War

The revolutionary message of the Friends of Durruti.

Submitted by zero on Apr 1 2012 16:33

George Fontenis' analysis of the Friends of Durruti from a pamphlet translated by the Workers' Solidarity Movement.

The revolutionary message of the Friends of Durruti.

The anarchist collectives: workers' self-management in the Spanish Revolution 1936-1939 - Sam Dolgoff

This was the first book in English that is devoted to the experiments in workers’ self-management, both urban and rural, which constituted one of the most remarkable social revolutions in modern history. Libertarian communism was truly the creation of workers and peasants—a “spontaneous” creation, for which the groundwork had been laid by decades of struggle and education, experiment and thought.

Living Utopia (Documentary)

Submitted by working class s... on Mar 16 2012 23:12

A unique feature-length documentary (90 minutes; Spanish with English subtitles) which chronicles the origins and evolution of the Spanish anarchist movement and its important role during the Spanish Revolution (1936-1939)

Living Utopia is a unique documentary that blends the historical account of the origins and development of the Spanish anarchist movement, focussing on the 1936 war. A reflection on the philosophical underpinnings of such a movement and their practical application. As both an informative and inspiring piece of research it is considered a jewel amongst historians and rebel hearts.

Anarchist economics - Abraham Guillen

Submitted by working class s... on Mar 1 2012 22:15

PDF book about the economics of the Spanish libertarian collectives 1936-1939.

Spanish Civil War and Revolution poster gallery, 1936-39

Submitted by Ed on Feb 22 2012 11:30

Archive of posters from the Spanish Civil War and Revolution, 1936-39. Includes posters from the CNT, FAI, Mujeres Libres, Friends of Durruti, FIJL, the Iron Column, UHP (Uníos Hermanos Proletarios - Union of Proletarian Brothers) and some joint posters between the CNT and the reformist UGT.

Spanish Civil War and Revolution photo gallery, 1936-39

Submitted by Ed on Feb 20 2012 13:30

Photo gallery of anarchists and other workers who attempted a social revolution after the military uprising of the right-wing General Francisco Franco in July 1936. Thanks to anarchismus.at for supplying some of the pictures.

Morality and biology in the Spanish Civil War: Psychiatrists, revolution and women prisoners in Málaga

Submitted by Choccy on Feb 18 2012 04:34

Michael Richards on the Spanish Civil War, women and psychiatry.

If woman loses her self-understanding she will become shackled to a civilisation in crisis, transformed into a body, part of decadent femininity. Woman in a crisis of self will always be material. She will be susceptible to bodily outbreaks of corporal diseases and mental disorders which will precipitate pilgrimages in search of doctors, when not to prison, prostitution or the asylum.

Collectivized creativity: The rediscovered films of the CNT

Submitted by wojtek on Jan 31 2012 23:00

Christiane Passevant interviews Richard Prost and Andres Garcia-Aguilera about the CNT film industry, which was directed by SIE Films (‘Union of the amusement industry’).

Richard Prost has made four documentary films on the history of left libertarian movements in Spain. The focus of his work is the period of the Spanish civil war and its importance. The outbreak of revolution in July 1936 transformed economic production, social relations, political life and mentalities and the importance of these events cannot be over-estimated.

La Révolution Espagnole: The collectivized CNT taxis (1936)

Submitted by wojtek on Jan 31 2012 18:09

A contemporary article in the POUM's journal La Révolution Espagnole on the CNT's collectivised taxis during the Spanish Revolution.

Of all the unions controlled by the CNT, one of the most important is without any doubt the Sole Barcelona Transport Union.

Installed in the former building of the Bank of Spain in the heart of the commercial quarter, it is, with its twenty-seven sections, a veritable ministry that has under its control absolutely all the traffic of the city and the port.