Synopses & Reviews
"Magnificent."—Paul Preston, author of The Spanish Holocaust
Brick maker by trade, revolutionary anarchist and historian by default; this is a study of the life of José Peirats (1908-1989) and the labor union that gave him life, the CNT. It is the biography of an individual but also of a collective agent—the working class Peirats was born into—and the affective ties of kinship, friendship, and community that cemented into a movement, the most powerful of its type in the world.
Chris Ealham is the author of Anarchism and the City: Revolution and Counter-revolution in Barcelona, 1898-1937.
Synopsis
The history of a man and his generation. New insights into the Spanish Revolution.
About the Author
Chris Ealham: Chris Ealham currently lives and works in Madrid, where he teaches History at Saint Louis University. He is a specialist in Spanish labor history and movements, especially those of anarchist and anarcho-syndicalist inspiration. His work has been translated into Castilian, Catalan, and Italian. He also writes for the Spanish daily and anarchist press on topics ranging from soccer to urban planning. He is the author of Anarchism and the City: Revolution and Counter-revolution in Barcelona, 18981937 (AK Press 2010)