Anarchist Socialism in Early Twentieth-Century Spain

Anarchist Socialism in Early 20th Century Spain is the first English translation of and critical introduction to Ideario, a collection of newspaper and journal articles written by Spanish anarchist Ricardo Mella. Given that Mella is virtually unknown to the English-speaking world, this book provides readers access to his extensive body of work about Spain, human nature, and a world increasingly dominated by capitalism. Suitable for both the general public interested in learning more about anarchist ideas and for scholars studying twentieth-century Spain, the three introductory essays help to introduce Mella, ground his work in the context of Spanish anarchism, and draw connections between Mella and the urban in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Spain. Stephen Luis Vilaseca's translation is accessible and engaging.

Resituates and extends Mella's conceptual model of anarquismo sin adjetivos [anarchism without adjectives] as a framework for understanding urban culture Combines an examination of the urban context of the city of Vigo with a close textual analysis of Mella's newspaper and journal articles Situated within the framework of numerous academic discourses such as transportation studies, urban geography, and anarchist studies, and moves across the individual and the collective scales of experience

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Stephen Luis Vilaseca is Associate Professor of Spanish at Northern Illinois University and co-Associate Editor of the Journal of Urban Cultural Studies. He is the author of Barcelonan Okupas: Squatter Power! (2013).

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Anarchist Socialism in Early 20th Century Spain is the first English translation of and critical introduction to Ideario, a collection of newspaper and journal articles written by Spanish anarchist Ricardo Mella. Given that Mella is virtually unknown to the English-speaking world, this book provides readers access to his extensive body of work about Spain, human nature, and a world increasingly dominated by capitalism. Suitable for both the general public interested in learning more about anarchist ideas and for scholars studying twentieth-century Spain, the three introductory essays help to introduce Mella, ground his work in the context of Spanish anarchism, and draw connections between Mella and the urban in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Spain. Stephen Luis Vilasecäs translation is accessible and engaging.

Inhalt
Chapter 1: Doctrine.- Chapter 2: Social Criticism.- Chapter 3: Libertarian Habits.- Chapter 4: Tactics.- Chapter 5: Evolution and Revolution.- Chapter 6: Violence.- Chapter 7: Freedom and Authority.- Chapter 8: Philosophical-Literary Essays.- Chapter 9: Iconoclastic Ideas.- Chapter 10: Morals.- Chapter 11: Sociological Topics.- Chapter 12: Pedagogy.- Chapter 13: Spanish Life.- Chapter 14: Representative Men.- Chapter 15: Polemical Works.- Chapter 16: Readings