,REVIEW ( ,! ,C,N,T 9 ! ,SPANI% ,REVOLUTION BY ,JOSE ,PEIRATS 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,IA9 ,MC,KAY 

,TEXT 3 

,! ,C,N,T 9 ! ,SPANI% ,REVOLUTION3 ,VOLUME #a1 ,JOSE ,PEIRATS1 ,! ,MELTZ] ,PRESS 

,! ,MELTZ] ,PRESS %\LD BE CONGRATULAT$ ON PRODUC+ ,PEIRATS CLASSIC HI/ORY ( ! ,C,N,T4 ,IT IS A WOND]FUL BOOK & A VITAL RES\RCE ON ! HI/ORY & POLITICS ( ! ,C,N,T4 ,:ILE ITS CO/ MAY PUT PEOPLE (F BUY+ IT1 ALL ,I CAN SAY IS ?AT IT IS WOR? ! MONEY4 ,IT IS A GOLDM9E ( USEFUL 9=MATION & FACTS1 PRES5T+ AN HONE/ & COMPREH5SIVE ACC\NT ( ! ,C,N,T FROM ITS F\ND+ 9 #aiaa TO APPROXIMATELY ! 5D ( #a#i#c#g4 

,9 ?IS CLASSIC WORK Y\ WILL F9D 9 FULL ! ,C,N,T'S CONCEPT ( LIB]T>IAN COMMUNISM AS AGRE$ AT ITS CONGRESS 9 ,MAY1 #a#i#c#f4 ,IT IS A TRULY BEAUTIFUL DOCUM5T &1 REG>DLESS ( ! CLAIMS ( ,LIB]AL & ,M>XI/ HI/ORIANS1 H>DLY UTOPIAN4 ,9DE$1 IT IS USEFUL TO F9ALLY HAVE ! RESOLUTION AVAILABLE 9 ,5GLI% -- IT MEANS WE >E NO LONG] DEP5D5T ON HI/ORIANS SELECTIVELY QUOT+ FROM IT4 ,= EXAMPLE1 ,HU< ,?OMAS 79 HIS WORK ,! ,SPANI% ,CIVIL ,W>7 /ATES 0!RE WAS NO SIGN ?AT ANYONE .<AT ! CONGRESS.> REALIZ$ ?AT !RE WAS A DANG] ( FASCISM2 & NO AGREEM5T1 9 CONSEQU5CE1 ON ! >M+ ( MILITIAS1 MU* LESS ! ORGANIZATION ( A REVOLUTION>Y >MY AS SUGGE/$ BY ,JUAN ,G>CIA ,OLIV]40 ,HE FAILS TO TELL ! READ] ?AT ,OLIV]'S MOTION WAS DEFEAT$ BY ONE FAVOR+ ! IDEA ( GU]RILLA W>F>E4 ,NOR DO ! SELECTIONS HE QUOTES FROM ! RESOLUTION ITSELF 9CLUDES ITS >GUM5T ?AT 0P]MAN5T >MY CON/ITUTES ! GREATE/ DANG] = ! REVOLUTION 444 ,! PEOPLE >M$ WILL BE ! BE/ ASSURANCE AGA9/ ANY ATTEMPT TO RE/ORE ! SY/EM DE/ROY$ BY EX]TIONS FROM )9 OR )\T 444 ,EA* ,COMMUNE %\LD HAVE ITS >MS & MEANS ( DEF5SE40 ,TO CO-ORD9ATE DEF5SE ( ! REVOLUTION1 0,CONF$]AL DEF5SE CADRES0 W\LD EXI/ 7BAS$ ON ! ,C,N,T'S EXI/+ 0DEF5SE COMMITTEES074 

,HU<'S OMISSION IS EXTREMELY S]I\S -- IT GIVES A RADICALLY FALSE IMPRESSION ( AN>*I/ POLITICS4 ,HIS COMM5TS C\LD L$ A READ] TO ?9K ?AT AN>*I/S1 AS ,M>XI/S CLAIM1 DO NOT BELIEVE 9 DEF5D+ A REVOLUTION4 ,AS CAN BE SE5 FROM ! ACTUAL RESOLUTIONS ( ! ,S>AGOSSA CONF]5CE1 ?IS IS NOT ! CASE4 ,GIV5 ?AT ,?OMAS QUOTES FROM ! RESOLUTION ON LIB]T>IAN COMMUNISM WE CAN ONLY SURMISE ?AT HE =GOT TO READ ! SECTION 5TITL$ 0,DEF5SE ( ! ,REVOLUTION40 ,SU* IS ! LEVEL ( REPORT+ ON AN>*ISM & ,SPANI% AN>*ISM 9 P>TICUL>4 ,HAV+ ,PEIRATS WORK 9 ,5GLI% MEANS WE HAVE ANO!R RES\RCE ) :I* TO REFUTE ! SPURI\S NONS5SE AS REG>DS \R ,SPANI% COMRADES ?AT PASSES = HI/ORY4 

,ALSO ( 9T]E/ IS ! DISCUSSION ( ! ,C,N,T'S ROLE 9 ! ,OCTOB] REVOLT ( #a#i#c#d4 ,P]IATS ACC\NT EFFECTIVELY & EASILY DE/ROYS ,TROTSKYI/ CLAIMS ?AT AN>*I/S AB/A9$ FROM ! REVOLT 9 ,CATALONIA 79 FACT1 ! FIR/ %OTS ( ! REVOLT W]E DIRECT$ BY ! ,CATALAN REBELS T[>DS ,C,N,T MEMB]S TRY+ TO TAKE P>T 9 ! REVOLT 9 AN ORGANIZ$ FA%ION BY OP5+ !IR UNION LOCALS74 ,AS HE /ATES1 ! 0ABSURD CONT5TION ACCORD+ TO :I* ! CONF$]AL PROLET>IAT ( ,CATALONIA ALLEG$LY BETRAY$ !IR BRE?R5 9 ,A/URIAS MELTS AWAY 9 ! FACE ( A TRU?FUL N>RATION ( ! FACTS04 ,HE ALSO PRES5TS EXT5SIVE 9=MATION ON ! COLLECTIVIZATIONS1 ! ,C\NCIL ( ,>AGON1 ! ,JULY #aicf DECISION TO PO/PONE CREAT+ LIB]T>IAN COMMUNISM & TO COLLABORATE ) ! /ATE & B\RGEOISIE 9 ! NAME ( 0ANTI-FASCI/ UNITY40 ,HE ALSO DISCUSSES ! CRISIS ( ! ,C,N,T'S FUNCTIONAL SELF-MANAGEM5T & ! ASSUMPTION ( MORE & MORE P[] BY ! HI<] COMMITTEES4 ,BE+ A LEAD+ OPPON5T ( ! POLICY ( ANTI-COLLABORATION DUR+ ! REVOLUTION HIS WORK IS !RE=E CRITICAL1 BUT FAIR4 ,HE DOES NOT FAIL TO PO9T \T ! ]RORS & MI/AKES MADE1 ! VIOLATIONS 9 LIB]T>IAN PR9CIPLES & !IR DISA/R\S EFFECTS ALONG ) ! POSITIVE EXP]I5CES ( ! REVOLUTION & ?OSE >EAS1 LIKE ,>AGON1 9 :I* ! ,C,N,T DID APPLY ITS POLITICS RA!R ?AN PO/PONE DO+ SO4 

,PEIRATS QUOTES EXT5SIVELY FROM ORIG9AL S\RCES & LEAVES ! N>RATIVE SECTIONS TO A M9IMUM4 ,?IS IS A GREAT /R5G? ( HIS HI/ORY AS IT GIVES ! READ] A VIVID PICTURE ( :AT PEOPLE ?\<T & DID AT ! TIME1 RA!R ?AN BE+ 09T]PRET$0 BY HI/ORIANS 7AS ,?OMAS PROVES1 ) LITTLE RELIABILITY74 ,HI/ORY MAY BE WRITT5 BY ?OSE :O W9 BUT IT IS ALSO WRITT5 ) ?OSE ) EXCESS TIME ON !IR H&S 7I4E4 ACADEMICS RA!R ?AN WORK+ CLASS PEOPLE74 ,ITS NICE TO READ A WORK ( HI/ORY :I* BASES ITSELF ON :AT ! PEOPLE 9VOLV$ WROTE & SAID4 

,9 SUMM>Y1 ?IS IS A WOND]FUL WORK & AN ESS5TIAL RES\RCE = ANYONE 9T]E/$ 9 ! HI/ORY ( ! ,C,N,T & ! ,SPANI% REVOLUTION4 ,9DE$1 READ+ ,P]IATS WORK Y\ SEE H[ MU* O!R HI/ORIANS 7& O!R AN>*I/S7 HAVE LIFT$ FROM IT 9 !IR BOOKS4 ,IT IS GREAT TO F9ALLY HAVE ! WORK AVAILABLE 9 ,5GLI%4 

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