Anarquistas y sindicalistas durante la Segunda República.

Anarquistas y sindicalistas durante la Segunda República. La CNT y los Sindicatos de Oposición en el País Valenciano (Valencia, Edicions Alfons el Magnànim, 1987). This work examines the period of the anarcho-syndicalist organization during the Republic, one of the most significant and expansive phases in its history. It was a time when various tendencies, primarily anarchist and syndicalist, explicitly articulated their tactical and strategic agendas in relation to the democratic-bourgeois Republic. The stance of the CNT was of paramount importance to the new regime, as this trade union confederation represented half of the country’s organized working class, more than half a million working men and women. Its strength was concentrated primarily in Catalonia, the Valencia region, and specific areas within Andalusia.

Most studies on the CNT during this period have focused on exploring its doctrinal and ideological positions, or on reconstructing its revolutionary trajectory from 1932 onward, driven by its more radical faction. Conversely, its day-to-day trade union practice and its role within the broader landscape of social and labour conflict have received less attention. This volume addresses these latter themes, drawing upon a substantial body of primary source material, ranging from the minutes of individual unions and the labour and syndicalist press to records from employers and official state sources, as well as oral testimonies from working-class militants.