From Mobilization to Civil War : The Politics of Polarization in the Spanish City of Gijon, 1900-1937 (Paperback)

Introduction; 1. A turning point: the city in 1900; Part I. Patterns of Life in Working-Class Gijon: 2. The structural context: economy, demography and urban space, 1900?1936; 3. Culture and community in working-class Gijon; Part II. Institutional Forces of Opposition: Republicans and Anarchosyndicalists: 4. The republican parties and municipal politics, 1900?1930; 5. The republicans in power: municipal politics, 1931?1936; 6. The trade union movement, 1900?1936; Part III. Defining an Oppositional Culture: The Struggle over the Public Sphere: 7. Republican culture: a nation of citizens; 8. Labour movement culture: 'the brotherhood of workers'; Part IV. The Urban Battlefield: Conflict and Collective Action, 1901?1936: 9. Conflict and collective action, 1900?1923; 10. Conflict and collective action during the Republic, 1931?1936; Conclusion.