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,?IS IS A BOOK AB\T ! B>RICADES ]ECT$ BY ! WORK]S ( ,B>CELONA 9 ,JULY #aicf & ,MAY #a#i#c#g1 ONLY T5 MON?S AP>T4 ,IT IS A /UDY ( ! REASONS :Y !Y W]E BUILT1 AS WELL AS !IR SIMIL>ITIES & DIFF]5CES4 ,IT ATTEMPTS TO EXPLA9 ! 0(F5SIVE0 *>ACT] ( ! WORK]S 9SURRECTION ( ,JULY1 & ! 0DEF5SIVE0 *>ACT] ( ! ,MAY 9SURRECTION4 ,H[ DID ! PRACTICALLY UN>M$ WORK]S MANAGE TO DEFEAT ! REBELLI\S >MY & ! FASCI/S 9 ,JULY8 ,& H[ WAS IT POSSIBLE ?AT1 9 ,MAY1 A PROLET>IAT >M$ TO ! TEE? C\LD BE POLITICALLY DEFEAT$ AFT] HAV+ DEMON/RAT$ ITS MILIT>Y SUP]IORITY 9 ! /REETS8 ,:Y W]E ! B>RICADES ( ,JULY /ILL /&+ 9 ,OCTOB] #a#i#c#f1 :ILE ! B>RICADES BUILT 9 ,MAY W]E IMM$IATELY DISMANTL$8 

,! MY? ( ! B>RICADES1 :I* APPE>$ 9 ,B>CELONA ON NUM]\S OCCASIONS DUR+ ! #a#i? C5TURY1 9 ! G5]AL /RIKE ( #a#i#b1 DUR+ ! ,TRAGIC ,WEEK ( #aii & ! G5]AL /RIKE ( #a#i#a#g1 WAS NOT PROPAGAT$ 9 VA94 ,AS HI/ORY TEA*ES US1 B>RICADES >E /RUCTURES = DEF5SIVE PURPOSES1 & ALMO/ ALWAYS PRESAGE ! DEFEAT ( ! WORK]S AT ! H&S ( ! >MY OR ! POLICE4 ,9 ,JULY #aicf ! FIR/ VICTORY ( ! PROLET>IAT OV] ! >MY TOOK PLACE AT ! ,BRE*A DE ,SAN ,PABLO1 AGA9/ SOME SOLDI]S 5TR5*$ BEH9D ! B>RICADES4 ,?IS BOOK CONSID]S ! B>RICADES AS ONE 9/RUM5T1 AMONG O!RS1 ( ! IRREVOCABLE DECISION ( ! PROLET>IAT TO CONFRONT ! CLASS 5EMY2 NOT AS A MY? ?AT *A9S IT TO ! PA/4 ,IT CONTEMPLATES ! B>RICADES AS A CLASS FRONTI]1 ) ! PROLET>IAT ON ONE SIDE1 & ! 5EMY ON ! O!R4 ,TODAY'S CLASS FRONTI]S W\LD 9CLUDE ON ! 5EMY SIDE ?OSE :O D5Y ! EXI/5CE ( ! PROLET>IAT1 CONFUSE ! ,/AL9I/ DICTATOR%IPS ) COMMUNISM1 PROPOSE ! CONQUE/ ( ! /ATE 9/EAD ( ITS DE/RUCTION1 OR PROCLAIM ?AT CAPITALISM IS ET]NAL4 

,9 ! EPILOGUE1 ! COMMITTEES ?AT >OSE DUR+ ! ,SPANI% REVOLUTION>Y EV5TS ( #aicf >E CONSID]$ 9 ! CONTEXT ( ! 9T]NATIONAL EXP]I5CE ( ! ,RUSSIAN SOVIETS & ! ,G]MAN C\NCILS1 9 ORD] TO RECOGNIZE !M AS A =M ( REVOLUTION>Y ORGANIZATION ( ! WORK+ CLASS4 

,JULY #aicf WAS A VICTORI\S 9SURRECTION2 BUT WAS ! 9SURRECTION ( ,MAY #aicg A VICTORY OR A DEFEAT8 ,?IS BOOK ASPIRES TO UND]/& :Y1 & ABOVE ALL H[1 SOME ( ! REVOLUTION>Y LEAD]S ( ,JULY #aicf BECAME ! MO/ DISA/R\S & 9FLU5TIAL C\NT]REVOLUTION>IES ( ,MAY #a#i#c#g4 ,TO PUT IT ANO!R WAY1 IT ATTEMPTS TO EXPLA9 ! HI/ORY ( ! WORK]S MOVEM5T & TO DISC>D ! RIDICUL\S COMIC /RIPS ( SUP]M5 & TRAITORS1 AS WELL AS ! B\RGEOIS OR ,/AL9I/ BIAS$ >BITR>Y 9T]PRETATIONS ?AT >E *>ACT]I/IC ( UNIV]SITY ACADEMIC /UDIES4 

,! BOOK ALSO TRIES TO RESPOND TO ! QUE/IONS POS$ BY ! ,FR5* SURREALI/ POET ,B5JAM9 ,PE]T1 :O WAS 9 ,B>CELONA BETWE5 ,AUGU/ #aicf & ,APRIL #a#i#c#g3 0,:AT IS ! NATURE ( ! REVOLUTION ( ,JULY #a#i1 #a#i#c#f3 B\RGEOIS1 ANTI-FASCI/1 PROLET>IAN8 ,WAS !RE A SITUATION ( DUAL P[] ON ,JULY #b1 #a#i#c#f8 ,IF SO1 TO :OSE B5EFIT DID IT EVOLVE8 ,:AT =CES PRESID$ OV] ITS LIQUIDATION8 ,HAVE ! WORK]S SEIZ$ CONTROL ( ! APP>ATUS ( PRODUCTION8 ,HAS ! NATIONALIZATION ( PRODUCTION L$ TO OR CREAT$ ! MAT]IAL BASIS = A =M ( /ATE CAPITALISM8 ,DID ! WORK+ CLASS ORGANIZATIONS 7P>TIES1 TRADE UNIONS1 ETC47 ATTEMPT TO ORGANIZE A WORK]S P[]8 ,:]E & UND] :AT CONDITIONS8 ,:Y WAS B\RGEOIS P[] NOT LIQUIDAT$8 ,:Y DID ! ,SPANI% REVOLUTION 5D UP 9 DISA/]80 

,! TASK ( ! POET IS TO ASK ! QUE/IONS1 ! JOB ( ! HI/ORIAN IS TO TRY TO ANSW] !M1 & ! PRIVILEGE ( ! READ] IS TO JUDGE :E!R ! RESPONSES GIV5 >E CORRECT & CONV9C+4 

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