Dictatorship, Workers, and the City: Labour in Greater Barcelona since 1939

by Sebastian Balfour

Overview

This study of the Spanish Labor Movement in Barcelona from 1939 to 1988 explores working-class life and culture, labor relations, and politics during and after the authoritarian regime of Francisco Franco. Using the archives of Franco's secret police, Balfour here presents a unique look into the modus operandi of the dictatorship and its effects on the working class experience.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198227403
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	02/23/1989
Pages:	300
Product dimensions:	5.69(w) x 8.81(h) x 0.95(d)

About the Author

Buckinghamshire College of Higher Education

Table of Contents

	List of Maps	x
	List of Tables	x
	Abbreviations	xi
1.	Defeat and Resistance 1939-1959	1
2.	The Transformation of the Working Class	41
3.	The Growth of the New Labour Movement	62
4.	Local Patterns of Protest	110
5.	The Rise of Militancy 1970-1973	142
6.	Popular Agitation and Political Change 1974-1976	191
7.	The Labour Movement in the Post-Franco Era	236
	Appendix	259
	Bibliography	262
	Index	283

Editorial Reviews

"This book offers a readable introduction for anyone interested in contemporary Spanish social and labor history while rewarding specialists with its wealth of detail and interpretive sophistication."—American Historical Review

"Balfour has opened the door to modern research on the labor movement in Spain, with major focus on labor in Catalonia....A needed and welcome study."—Choice

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