,REVIEW ( ,! ,SPANI% ,CIVIL ,W> BY ,ANTONY ,BEEVOR 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,IA9 ,MC,KAY 

,TEXT 3 

,! ,SPANI% ,CIVIL ,W>1 ,ANTONY ,BEEVOR 

,ORIG9ALLY PUBLI%$ 9 #a#i#h#b1 ?IS WORK HAS OBVI\SLY BE5 RE-PUBLI%$ TO TAKE ADVANTAGE ( ! SUCCESS ( ,ANTONY ,BEEVOR'S LAT] WORK ,/AL+RAD4 ,IT IS A GOOD ?+ ?AT IT WAS4 ,BEEVOR HAS PRODUC$ AN EXCE$+LY GOOD1 IF %ORT1 WORK ON ! ,SPANI% ,CIVIL ,W>4 ,UNSURPRIS+LY1 HIS ACC\NT IS PRIM>ILY A MILIT>Y HI/ORY1 BUT DO NOT LET ?AT PUT Y\ (F -- HE CLE>LY UND]/&S ! ROLE ( ! REVOLUTION 9 ,SPA9 & H[ IT IMPACT$ ON ! C\RSE & NATURE ( ! W> 7& 9 ! CONFLICTS 9 ! ,REPUBLICAN SIDE74 

,BEEVOR ATTEMPTS TO ANALYSIS ! ,SPANI% ,CIVIL ,W> FROM ?REE ANGLES3 CLASS 9T]E/1 C5TRALISM V]SUS REGIONALISM & AU?ORIT>IAN RULE V]SUS LIB]T>IAN 9/9CT4 ,UNSURPRIS+LY1 ?IS MEANS HE DISCUSSES ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T 79DE$1 HE PLACES IT AT ! HE>T ( ! /ORY74 ,HIS ACC\NTS ( AN>*ISM & ! SOCIAL REVOLUTION DUR+ ! W> >E EXCELL5T4 ,= EXAMPLE1 HE DEF9ES AN>*ISM AS A 0/RUCTURE ( COOP]ATIVE COMMUNITIES1 ASSOCIAT+ FREELY0 & :I* 0CORRESPOND$ TO DEEP-ROOT$ TRADITIONS ( MUTUAL-AID1 & ! F$]ALI/ ORGANIZATION APPEAL$ TO ANTI-C5TRALI/ FEEL+S40 ,HE MAKES CLE> ?AT ! AN>*I/S W]E ! MA9 P>T ( ! LABOR MOVEM5T AS WELL AS !IR KEY ROLE 9 DEFEAT+ ! FASCI/ UPRIS+4 ,HE DISCUSSES ! COLLECTIVIZATIONS ?AT OCCURR$ 9 A POSITIVE LI<T & NOTES ! DISA/R\S EFFECT ON ! MORALE ( ! ANTI-FASCI/ SIDE :5 !Y W]E UND]M9$ & =CIBLY DISB&$4 ,ITS NICE TO SEE A HI/ORIAN /ATE ! OBVI\S AS REG>DS ! ,>AGON COLLECTIVES3 0! V]Y FACT ?AT EV]Y VILLAGE WAS A MIXTURE ( COLLECTIVI/S & 9DIVIDUALI/S %[S ?AT PEASANTS HAD NOT BE5 =C$ 9TO COMMUNAL F>M+ AT ! PO9T ( A GUN40 ,HE EV5 M5TIONS & DISCUSSES ! ,MUJ]ES ,LIBRES & QUOTES ,MALATE/A :5 DISCUSS+ ! AN>*I/ CRITIC ( RE=MISM 9 SYNDICALISM6 

,FROM AN AN>*I/ P]SPECTIVE1 HIS ACC\NT ( ! FAIL+S ( ! ,POPUL> ,>MY MAKES 9T]E/+ READ+4 ,BEEVOR >GUES ?AT IT WAS UNIMAG9ATIVE 9 ITS TACTICS1 ) ITS 7USUALLY COMMUNI/7 COMM&]S BL9DLY FOLL[+ 9/RUCTIONS EV5 :5 CIRCUM/ANCES ON ! GR\ND MADE !M 9ADEQUATE4 ,! >MY ALL[$ ITS COMM&]S 0LITTLE 9ITIATIVE10 A DANG]\S CONDITION :5 ! L9ES ( COMMUNICATION W]E DISRUPT$ BY FI<T+ 7AS WAS ! HABIT ( ! COMM&]S LY+ TO !IR SUP]IORS 9 & AFT] BATTLES TO SAVE FACE74 ,US$ TO C5TRALIZ$1 TOP-D[N /RUCTURES1 ! COMMUNI/S RE-CREAT$ !SE 9 ! ,POPUL> ,>MY & ! RESULTS W]E ! EXACT OPPOSITE ( ! EFFICI5CY & SUCCESS PROMIS$4 ,ULTIMATELY1 ! ,COMMUNI/ & ,REPUBLICAN PR9CIPLE ( 0UNIFI$ COMM&0 & A REGUL>1 OR?ODOX 7B\RGEOIS7 >MY BECAME A 0BUREAUCRATIC T\RNIQUET0 :I* WAS DEFEAT$ 9 ALMO/ EV]Y BATTLE 9 ! W>4 ,9DE$1 ,BEEVOR ACC\NTS H[ ITS BATTLE PLANS W]E USUALLY DRAWN UP SIMPLY TO GA9 PRE/IGE = ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY4 

,9 ?IS1 HIS ACC\NT IS A USEFUL ANTIDOTE TO ?OSE :O >GUE ?AT ! MILIT>IZATION ( ! MILITIAS WAS A NECESS>Y /EP 9 W9N+ ! W>4 ,AS HI/ORY CLE>LY %[S1 ! ,POPUL> ,>MY WAS A DISA/]4 ,AS = ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,BRIGADES1 :ILE ACKN[L$G+ !IR MEMB]S C\RAGE1 HE ALSO PA9TS A HORRIFIC PICTURE ( ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY CONTROL 7:I* 9CLUD$ ! %OOT+ ( AB\T #e ,BRIGAD]S1 NE>LY A T5? ( ! TOTAL KILL$ 9 ! W>7 & M5TIONS A FEW REBELLIONS 9 !IR RANKS4 

,:ILE ! MILITIAS W]E H>DLY P]FECT1 IT COMES CLE> FROM HIS ACC\NT ?AT ! ,POPUL> ,>MY WAS NOT A GOOD REPLACEM5T4 ,BEEVOR /RESSES ?AT MU* ( ! PROBLEM ) ! MILITIAS1 AS ,GEORGE ,ORWELL ALSO >GU$1 WAS DUE TO !IR LACK ( EXP]I5CE RA!R ?AN !IR LIB]T>IAN NATURE4 ,BEEVOR EV5 >GUES ?AT ELECT+ LEAD]S WAS 0NOT SO MU* A DIFFICULTY AS A S\RCE ( /R5G?0 AS IT 09SPIR$ MUTUAL CONFID5CE40 ,! QUE/ION WAS H[ TO F$]ATE ! MILITIA COLUMNS1 NOT TO ABOLI% !M4 ,?IS SOLUTION1 H[EV]1 WAS DEP5D5T ON :E!R ! REVOLUTION W\LD BE SUCCESSFUL4 

,BEEVOR GIVES A FAIR ACC\NT ( ! DILEMMA FAC+ ! ,C,N,T AFT] !Y HAD PUT D[N ! C\P 9 ,B>CELONA4 ,! DANG]S ( ISOLATION 9T]NALLY 70,MADRID HAD ! GOLD07 & EXT]NALLY 7UN(FICIAL SANCTIONS BY GOV]NM5TS & COMPANIES7 & ! FATE ( !IR COMRADES 9 O!R P>TS ( ,REPUBLICAN ,SPA9 OBVI\SLY PLAY$ A KEY ROLE4 ,H[EV]1 HE QUOTES ,G>CIA ,OLIV]'S COMM5TS ?AT ! ALT]NATIVE WAS EI!R AN 0AN>*I/ DICTATOR%IP1 OR DEMOCRACY :I* SIGNIFIES COLLABORATION0 )\T ANY ANALYSIS4 ,MADE 9 #a#i#c#g1 !SE COMM5TS >E BO? HI/ORICALLY & LOGICALLY DEFECTIVE4 ,ON ,JULY #b? #a#i#c#f1 ! ,C,N,T LEAD]%IP DECID$ TO NOT M5TION LIB]T>IAN COMMUNISM UNTIL ,FRANCO HAD BE5 DEFEAT$1 YET HIS >GUM5T1 IF IT WAS VALID1 WAS AS MU* APPLICABLE TO A PO/-,FRANCO ,SPA9 AS IT WAS ON ?AT DAY4 ,ULTIMATELY1 ,GRACIA ,OLIV] >GU$ ?AT REPRES5TATIVE DEMOCRACY IS MORE 0DEMOCRATIC0 ?AN SELF-MANAG$ COMMUNES 7H>DLY A VALID POSITION1 P>TICUL>LY GIV5 ! AU?ORIT>IAN & REPRESSIVE NATURE ( ANY CAPITALI/ DEMOCRACY & ! ,SPANI% ,REPUBLIC ITSELF 9 ! #a#i#cS74 ,HIS >GUM5T SIMPLY REFLECT$ ! ,C,N,T-,F,A,I LEAD]%IP'S ATTEMPTS TO JU/IFY !IR COLLABORATION ) ! /ATE RA!R ?AN A COH]5T & ACCURATE >GUM5T4 

,( C\RSE ,BEEVOR'S WORK HAS ITS WEAKNESSES4 ,HIS ACC\NT ( ! DECISIVE ,C,N,T PL5UM ON ,JULY #b?1 AS NOT$1 IS ONE4 ,SIMIL>LY1 HIS ACC\NT ( ! UPRIS+ & SUPPRESSION AT ,CASAS ,VIEJAS IS WRONG1 RELY+ AS IT DOES ON ACC\NTS DISPROV$ BY ,J]OME ,R4 ,M9TZ 9 HIS ,! ,AN>*I/S ( ,CASAS ,VIEJAS4 ,SIMIL>LY1 HIS ACC\NT ( ! CONFLICT BETWE5 ! RADICAL AN>*I/S & ! TRE9TI/AS IS SOME:AT CONFUS$ *RONOLOGICALLY1 BUT AT LEA/ HE DOES NOT PA9T ! USUAL PICTURE ( ! ,F,A,I SEIZ+ CONTROL ( ! ,C,N,T BY CONSPIRATORIAL ME?ODS4 ,HE DOES SUGGE/ ?AT ! ,F,A,I ADVOCAT$ SUDD5 & FRAGM5T$ UPRIS+S :ILE1 9 FACT1 MO/ ( ! E>LY UPRIS+S W]E SPONTANE\S & ! LAT] ONES CO-ORD9AT$ BY ! ,C,N,T ITSELF 7HIS ACC\NT ( ,CASAS ,VIEJAS FITS 9TO ?IS FALSE PICTURE ( ,F,A,I ACTIVITIES74 ,ULTIMATELY1 IT W\LD HAVE BE5 NICE = ! WORK TO BE REF]5C$ MORE COMPLETELY1 ALL[+ ! READ] TO 9VE/IGATE = !MSELVES ASPECTS ( ! ,SPANI% ,CIVIL ,W> & ,REVOLUTION ?AT ,BEEVOR DISCUSSES 9 TOO %ORT A SPACE6 

,H[EV]1 BE ?AT AS IT MAY1 ,BEEVOR'S ACC\NT IS TO BE RECOMM5D$4 ,HIS ACC\NT ( ! FIR/ DAYS ( ! REVOLUTION1 :5 WORK]S >M$ !MSELVES :5 ! GOV]NM5T REFUS$1 IS EXCELL5T4 ,HIS SUMM>Y ( ! COLLECTIVIZATIONS IS POSITIVE4 ,! ROLE ( ! ALLI$ GOV]NM5TS & =EIGN CAPITALI/S 9 /ABB+ ! ,REPUBLICAN GOV]NM5T 9 ! BACK IS CLE>LY %[N4 ,HE EV5 DISCUSSES ! PO/W> RESI/ANCE AGA9/ ,FRANCO & ! P>T PLAY$ BY ,SPA9>DS 9 ! ,FR5* RESI/ANCE4 

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