Spanish Civil War Interview Series 1: Spanish Anarchism with Dr. James Yeoman
History of the Second World War
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Introduction
The Spanish economy had been somewhat precarious even before the economic upheavals of the First World War. Anarchism is a leftist political philosophy which dates back to the ideological divide experienced in the international working men's association during the 1860s. anarchism focuses on self-organizing groups, collectives and workers' organizations; these would appear in Catalonia during the war. Some anarchist leaders preferring to work with the Republic in the hopes of creating a more promising future while others claim that such collaboration was a direct rejection of anarchist principles.
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