A fascinating history of one of Spain's most radical political organisations that agitated in small, loose knit groups of militants. A detailed, scholarly study of the Iberian Anarchist Federation (FAI), a group of twentieth-century militants dedicated to keeping Spain's largest labour union, the CNT, on a revolutionary, anarcho-syndicalist path. Stuart Christie's analysis covers the history of Spanish anarchism and the Spanish Civil War, and provides lessons relevant to today's largely neutered labour movement. Christie's intimate knowledge of the FAI provides a vital historical correction for this much maligned and misunderstood group. Essential reading on the Spanish Civil War and resistance to twentieth-century fascism and capitalism.
