Reviews
Diego Camacho / “Abel Paz,” anarchist and historian: 1921-2009
Wednesday, April 15th, 2009Diego Camacho, best known as Abel Paz, died on Monday, April 13, 2009 in Barcelona. What follows is a translation of a note announcing the sad news by Manel Aisa, Diego’s good friend and the pillar of the Ateneu Encyclopedic Popular Barcelona.
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Diego Camacho / “Abel Paz” left us at 4:00 in the afternoon [...]
New Book (in Spanish) on Chilean Anarchism: Anarquistas, Presencia libertaria en Chile
Friday, January 16th, 2009Although most of the literature on Latin American anarchism focuses on Argentina, Mexico, and Brazil, it would be a mistake to think that anarchists only had an impact on those countries. Indeed, anarchists have played an important role throughout the Americas, even if historians have been slow to note their contributions.
Fortunately, the gaps in the [...]
No Foe Too Large: Lucio Uturbia’s Fight for Freedom
Friday, October 24th, 2008Lucio is a documentary film about the life and work of an anarchist militant, Lucio Uturbia, a hard-working bricklayer of Spanish peasant stock. For over thirty years, when his workday was done, Lucio spearheaded forgery campaigns that funded clandestine activity the world over. His counterfeited Travelers’ Checks that cost City Bank an estimated $15 million, [...]
Recommended Reading: The Spanish Civil War
Monday, September 29th, 2008Editor’s Introduction: The Spanish Civil War (1936–1936) was a pivotal moment in the history of anarchism and the twentieth century as a whole. It is also the subject of literally tens of thousands of studies, which can make it very difficult for someone interested in reading about the topic to know where to begin.
We asked [...]
New Film: La mujer del anarquista
Monday, August 25th, 2008Film fans and anyone interested in the history of anarchism during the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) will want to check out La Mujer del Anarquista (Trans: The Anarchist’s Wife), a new movie by Marie Noelle and Peter Sehr. Although it has yet to be released in Europe or the United States, it has already earned [...]