Sam Dolgoff
The Anarchist Collectives reveals a very different understanding of the nature of radical social change and the means of achieving it.Sam Dolgoff, editor of the best anthology of Bakunin’s writings, has now produced an excellent documentary history of the Anarchist collective in Spain. Although there is a vast literature on the Spanish Civil War, this is the first book in English that is devoted to the experiments in workers’ self-management, both urban and rural, which constituted one of the most remarkable social revolutions in modern history. - Paul AvrichThe eyewitness reports and commentary presented in this highly important study reveal a different understanding of the nature of socialism and the means for achieving it. - Noam ChomskyTable of ContentsIntroduction, by Murray BookchinPart One: Background1. The Spanish RevolutionThe Two RevolutionsThe Trend Towards Workers’ Self-Management2. The Libertarian TraditionThe Rural Collectivist TraditionThe Anarchist InfluenceThe Political and Economic Organization of Society3. Historical NotesThe Prologue to RevolutionThe Counter-Revolution and the Destruction of the Collectives4. The Limitations of the RevolutionPart Two: The Social Revolution5. The Economics of RevolutionEconomic Structure and CoordinationA Note on the Difficult Problems of ReconstructionMoney and Exchange6. Workers’ Self-Management in Industry7. Urban CollectivizationCollectivization in CataloniaThe Collectivization of the Metal and Munitions IndustryThe Collectivization of the Optical IndustryThe Socialization of Health ServicesIndustrial Collectivization in AlcoyControl of Industries in the North8. The Revolution of the Land9. The Coordination of CollectivesThe Peasant Federation of LevantThe Aragon Federation of Collectives: The First Congress10. The Rural CollectivesA Journey Through AragonThe Collectivization in GrausLibertarian Communism in AlcoraThe Collective in BinefarMiralcampo and AzuquecaCollectivization in CarcagenteCollectivization in Magdalena de PulpisThe Collective in Mas de Las Matas11. An Evaluation of the Anarchist CollectivesThe Characteristics of the Libertarian CollectivesConclusionBibliographyIndexAppendixPhotographs and Posters
