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Informationen zum Autor Temma Kaplan is Professor of Women's Studies and History at the State University of New York at Stonybrook. Her previous book, Anarchists of Andalusia, 1868-1903 , won the Berkshire Society Prize for the best book by a woman historian in 1977. Klappentext "This is not just another book: it is a major achievement."—Eric R. Wolf, author of Europe and the People Without History Zusammenfassung Combines the methods of anthropology and cultural history to examine the civic culture of Barcelona between 1888 and 1939 and shows how artists like Picasso, Miro, Casals and anarchists, and other political activists shaped and were influenced by the artistic and political culture of Barcelona. Inhaltsverzeichnis LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Introduction: The Symbolic Landscape 1. Resistance and Ritual, 1888-1896 2. Popular Art and Rituals 3. Community Celebrations and Communal Strikes,1902 4. Women Out of Control 5. Female Consciousness and Community Struggle,1910-1918 6. Democratic Promises in 1917 7. Urban Disorder and Cultural Resistance,1919-1930 8. Cultural Reactions to the Spanish Republic and the Civil War in Barcelona Epilogue: Cultural Resistance in the Aftermath APPENDIX Map 1. Landmarks in Downtown Barcelona, 1808-1937 Map 2. Processions, Parades, and Demonstrations, 1808-1902 Map 3. Demonstrations and Funeral Processions, 1905-1920 NOTES BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX
