In this Book
- Miners Against Fascism: Wales and the Spanish Civil War
- Book
- 2012
- Published by: Lawrence & Wishart
summary
Welsh miners made up one of the largest contingents within the British Battalion of the International Brigades in the Spanish Civil War. Coming from the valleys all across South Wales, they brought with them a political tradition unique in Britain: a combination of trade union militancy, radical extra-parliamentary activity and internationalism. Hywel Francis draws on a wide variety of contemporary sources to paint a vivid picture of the tumultuous politics of South Wales in the 1920s and 1930s - the context for the decision made by so many to volunteer. This the third edition of the book describes the process of volunteering, the militant role played by the Welsh volunteers, and the mass movements of political solidarity with Spain within Wales. It also includes many illustrations, and reproduces letters written by volunteers to their relatives and friends back in Wales as well as a complete list of all Welsh volunteers.
Table of Contents
Download Full Book
- Acknowledgements
- pp. viii-ix
- Preface to the 2012 Edition
- pp. x-xv
- Chapter 10
- pp. 239-263
- Chapter 11
- pp. 264-275
- Chapter 12
- pp. 276-284
- Letters from Welsh Miners in Spain
- pp. 285-312
- Chronology
- pp. 313-315
- General Index(and abbreviations)
- pp. 322-328
- Name Index
- pp. 329-334
Additional Information
ISBN
9781909831643
Related ISBN(s)
9781907103513
MARC Record
OCLC
609446887
Pages
320
Launched on MUSE
2015-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No