Ready for Revolution: The CNT Defense Committees in Barcelona, 1933-1938

Seeing the writing on the wall, one of Spain's largest unions began secretly arming workers throughout the country. The anarcho-syndicalist union evolved from overseeing workers' defense to organizing armed resistance to the Fascist coup. From there, it administered entire militias and finally coordinated industrial self-management and food distribution, leading a revolution within the Spanish Civil War. A fascinating new history and a lively narrative of ordinary men and women making history.

Agustin Guillamon is an independent historian and the author of The Friends of Durruti Group, 1937-39 and The Committees Revolution.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: AK Press
Published: 02/11/2014
ISBN: 9781849351423
Pages: 261
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 7.40h x 5.00w x 0.90d