Horn Letters from Barcelona

An American Woman in Revolution and Civil War
1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-0-230-23449-9
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 209 Seiten, Web PDF

Reihe: History (R0)

Through the eyes of a young American female radical socialist, living and working in Barcelona during the Catalan Revolution and the Spanish Civil War, the dreams, the nightmares and the realities of European politics in the age of dictatorship are fully brought to life. An autobiographical commentary written on the eve of World War Two.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Horn, G.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction The Catalan Revolution Women's Autobiographies: History and Meaning The Language of Symbols and the Barriers of Language: Foreigners' Perceptions of Social Revolution (Barcelona 1936-1937) Letters From Barcelona (Autumn) (Lois Orr) Letters From Barcelona (Winter) (Lois Orr) Letters From Barcelona (Spring) (Lois Orr) Reminiscences (Charles Orr) In Stalin's Secret Barcelona Jail (Auto-)Biographical Notes (Lois Orr)

Über Autor(innen)

GERD-RAINER HORN is Senior Lecturer at the University of Warwick, UK, and has taught at various institutions in the United States, Great Britain and Germany. His most recent publications include and .