Terror and Violence: The Dark Face of Spanish Anarchism

Casanova, Julián

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“…The bombs used by Salvador, moreover, were, unlike the catch-all termed variants of recent years, close replicas of Orsini's originals and, given the density of people in his target area, they caused far more death and destruction, with over thirty deaths reported. 65 And yet, although local reportage confirmed the presence of Orsini Bombs, the Liceu Opera House attack was also referred to in the non-Spanish press as a "dynamite outrage," the product of "the militant anarchist party who deal in bombs and dynamite," with descriptions given of the "dynamite bombs" that Salvador carried into the theatre. One periodical even tied the attack to the recent explosion of a ship at Santander that was carrying dynamite, declaring that both the accident and the terrorist attack would "draw the attention of the public authorities to dynamite," whilst a French anarchist periodical claimed that the explosion of the "the dynamite at Barcelona" was owed to the "fatal excesses of the Spanish bourgeoise."…”

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Radical Warfare’s First “Superweapon”: The Fears, Perceptions and Realities of the Orsini Bomb, 1858-1896

Crossland

2021

Terrorism and Political Violence

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This article retraces the forgotten legacy of a percussion triggered shrapnel scattering improvised explosive device (IED), known as the Orsini Bomb. Initially used in an attempt to assassinate Emperor Napoleon III in 1858, in the decades after, the Orsini Bomb was replicated, modified and deployed by regicides, insurgents and terrorists, and mythologised by the press as an omnipresent aspect of such forms of radical warfare. This article presents a "biography" of this unique IED, concluding, firstly, that Orsini's design was an important point of reference in weapons manufacture for violent radicals even after the advent of dynamite in the 1860s and, secondly, that its reputation as a semiotic reference point for terrorist activity was enhanced by press reportage of its proliferation and use throughout the fin de siècle. In the final analysis, the Orsini Bomb became a transnationally recognised "brand" of weapon, synonymous with both assassination and insurgency. As such, the bomb's reputation-often dwarfed in the historiography of political violence by dynamite-needs to be reconsidered.

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Radical Warfare’s First “Superweapon”: The Fears, Perceptions and Realities of the Orsini Bomb, 1858-1896

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2021

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“…27 The dissonance between the defense of absolute freedom and the need for violence and compulsion was, under the light of the Russian Revolution and the social convulsions that soon began to shake Spain, resolved in favor of violence. 28…”

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An Uncanny Honeymoon: Spanish Anarchism and the Bolshevik Dictatorship of the Proletariat, 1917–22

Rodríguez

2018

Inter. Labor Working-Class Hist.

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The Russian Revolution became a beacon flare for anti-capitalists across the world, including many anarchists. The Spanish anarcho-syndicalists became ardent supporters of Bolshevism, and many endorsed the concept of the dictatorship of the proletariat. Here, I try to arrive at a political and historical understanding of this uncanny honeymoon, and question empirical explanations that present it as a simple misunderstanding. I firstly historicize the evolution of the concept of the workers’ dictatorship in the Spanish labor movement and assess it through the prism of the antagonism between the anarchists and socialists. I then set the reception of the Russian Revolution in the context of social ferment that emerged in Spain after 1917, which generated enormous enthusiasm and clouded theoretical differences. I finally relate the reception of the Soviet dictatorship to the intensification of class violence in these years, which rendered many anarchists hospitable to the authoritarian methods of the Bolsheviks.

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“…These anarchist proposals became deeply ingrained in the Spanish worker population. This success in Spain occurred because the approaches were based on existing practices in Spain and were communitarian in nature, such that everyone could participate, cooperate, and control events that were shaping their lives (Casanova, 2005;Ovejero, 2010).…”

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The History of the Democratic Adult Education Movement in Spain

Oliver

Tellado

Yuste

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Teachers College Record: The Voice of Scholarship in Education

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Background/Context Traditional adult education in Spain treated the learner as a mere object that could be shaped by the educator. Although current practices of the democratic adult education movement in Spain reveals a completely opposite standpoint on adult education, there has been little analysis of the several influences converging and complementing one another to form the historical antecedents for the creation of the democratic adult education movement that emerged in the turn of the century, in 2000, in Spain. Purpose This article aims to study the origins of the democratic adult education movement in Spain by examining (1) the historical educational experiences in Spain, particularly before the dictatorship period and (2) the influences of some social and educational theories. Research Design Using historical analysis and literature analysis, this article is focused on the history of adult education in Spain, and, more particularly, presents an exhaustive document analysis based on historical aspects associated with the formation of the democratic adult education movement. Findings/Results The findings suggest that the shaping of the democratic adult education movement in Spain has been influenced by three main strands: the Spanish libertarian movement of the early 20th century, Paulo Freire's work and insights on adult education, and other social and educational theories from contemporary authors who conceive education as a tool for overcoming inequalities. In the present article, we show the influence of these strands on the DAE by identifying three main characteristics underpinning the movement, that is, the participants’ self-organization and management based on egalitarian dialogue, the recognition of the universal capability of communication and knowledge creation, and the access to higher culture by the working-class people. Conclusions/Recommendations This article concludes that many of the educational practices developed under the democratic adult education movement are radically democratic, given that it promotes providing working-class people with access to higher culture while building up solidarity ties with the most disadvantaged. The present research shows how the DAE movement and all its components open up new lessons for successful inclusion practices in adult education and its effects on the promotion of social transformations at the local, national, and international levels.

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Terror and Violence: The Dark Face of Spanish Anarchism

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Radical Warfare’s First “Superweapon”: The Fears, Perceptions and Realities of the Orsini Bomb, 1858-1896

Radical Warfare’s First “Superweapon”: The Fears, Perceptions and Realities of the Orsini Bomb, 1858-1896

An Uncanny Honeymoon: Spanish Anarchism and the Bolshevik Dictatorship of the Proletariat, 1917–22

The History of the Democratic Adult Education Movement in Spain

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