LESSONS OF THE SPANISH REVOLUTION (1936-1939)
Nonfiction, History, Revolutionary, Military, Other, Modern, 20th Century
| Author: | Vernon Richards | ISBN: | 1230001715194 |
| Publisher: | ChristieBooks | Publication: | June 12, 2017 |
| Imprint: | ChristieBooks | Language: | English |
| Author: | Vernon Richards |
| ISBN: | 1230001715194 |
| Publisher: | ChristieBooks |
| Publication: | June 12, 2017 |
| Imprint: | ChristieBooks |
| Language: | English |
In this study, the Spanish workers’ resistance to the military insurrection of July 1936 is viewed not as a struggle between Fascism and Democracy but as a heroic attempt to bring about a far-reaching Social Revolution. In this task, the Spanish revolutionaries had to deal both with Franco's armies and with the forces of counter-revolution in their midst. It is this latter aspect of the struggle the author attempts to shed some light, drawing on the vast documentation available, most of which, however, is quite unknown to the English-speaking public.
In spite of the defeat of the Spanish Revolution, it is nevertheless one of the most important landmarks in Man’s age-long struggle for his freedom and emancipation, and will eventually be so recognised, when the events, which to-day obscure our sense of proportion and capture the headlines, will have long been forgotten.
In this study, the Spanish workers’ resistance to the military insurrection of July 1936 is viewed not as a struggle between Fascism and Democracy but as a heroic attempt to bring about a far-reaching Social Revolution. In this task, the Spanish revolutionaries had to deal both with Franco's armies and with the forces of counter-revolution in their midst. It is this latter aspect of the struggle the author attempts to shed some light, drawing on the vast documentation available, most of which, however, is quite unknown to the English-speaking public.
In spite of the defeat of the Spanish Revolution, it is nevertheless one of the most important landmarks in Man’s age-long struggle for his freedom and emancipation, and will eventually be so recognised, when the events, which to-day obscure our sense of proportion and capture the headlines, will have long been forgotten.
