The spanish revolutionaries achieved the supposedly impossible dream of establishing a society run by its own people, without capitalism. Despite this, or rather because of it, it's also one of the most neglected episodes of human history. From the end of the war in 19 39, until the 19 seventies, there was almost nothing published about it in academia, popular journalism or popular literature.
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Human beings have free will, but our actions are constrained by material realities. Understanding how material and practical conditions shape human behaviour can make all the difference between success and catastrophic failure when it comes to the whole spectrum of political action, from private sector negotiation, to crafting legislation, to making a revolution.
In this episode we look at:
The relationship between economic activity and the high status of women in traditional Haudenosaunee / Iroquois society
How World War I helped women win the right to vote in Europe and North America
How World War II catalyzed the Black civil rights movement in the United States.
The success, failure, and accidental success of the English Peasant’s Revolt of 1381
The implications of the Anarchist Revolution in Spain in 1936-1939 for the future of industrial civilization.
