ABSTRACT

As one of Europe's great industrial and revolutionary centres Barcelona has been in need of a detailed social and cultural history, yet there is actually a paucity of detailed research. This book redresses the balance. Focusing on the entire twentieth century, it allows for the emergence of long-term trends, and deals with both classic and newer themes of labour history.
This novel and authoritative work will interest not only those working on Spain, but all scholars and students of comparative history.

chapter |16 pages

Barcelona through the European mirror

From red and black to claret and blue 1

chapter |27 pages

From subordination to contestation

The rise of labour in Barcelona, 1898–1918

chapter |20 pages

The crisis of organized labour

The battle for hegemony in the Barcelona workers' movement, 1930–6 1

chapter |19 pages

The search for unity

Marxists and the trade-union movement in Barcelona, 1931–6

chapter |21 pages

Workers and dictatorship

Industrial growth, social control and labour protest under the Franco regime, 1939–76

chapter |17 pages

The associational movement and popular mobilizations in L'Hospitalet

From the anti-Francoist struggle to democracy, 1960–80