Michael Seidman

An archive of texts and documents by and about Michael Seidman on libcom.org.

Republic of egos: a social history of the Spanish Civil War - Michael Seidman

Michael Seidman's bold interpretation of the Spanish Civil War builds on the project of his earlier…

Ouvriers contre le travail : Barcelone et Paris pendant les fronts populaires - Michael Seidman

cet texte est une présentation critique de la traduction française du livre de Michael Seidman "Workers against work", « Ouvriers contre le travail : Barcelone et Paris pendant les fronts populaires ».

Down with infernal work rhythms - May 1968 poster

Parisian Metallurgists in May 1968 - Michael Seidman

Michael Seidman shows how workers acted differently from the way they are usually portrayed in…

Renault workers on strike, 1936

1936-1938: The Workers of the Paris Region During the Popular Front - Michael Seidman

A study of the mass strike and militant working class movement which erupted during the period of…

Women's subversive individualism in Barcelona during the 1930s - Michael Seidman

This short text, drawing on H. E. Kaminsky's testimony, discusses the Spanish Revolution in regard…

Towards a History of Workers' Resistance to Work - Michael Seidman

Paris and Barcelona during the French Popular Front and the Spanish Revolution, 1936-38. Article…

Republican troops in the trenches

Quiet fronts in the Spanish civil war - Michael Seidman

A study of combat avoidance, fraternisation and desertion on both sides of the conflict during the…

Workers against work: labor in Paris and Barcelona during the Popular Fronts - Michael Seidman

Why did a revolution occur in Spain and not in France in 1936?

Individualisms in Madrid during the Spanish Civil War - Michael Seidman

Agrarian Collectives during the Spanish Civil War - Michael Seidman

Michael Seidman on the farming collectives during the Spanish revolution.

Workers Against Work - Review

Undercurrent's review of Michael Seidman's 'Workers against work: labor in Paris and Barcelona during the Popular Fronts'.