Iberian anarchism in twentieth-century history

ABSTRACT

This essay introduces a Special Issue exploring the history of Iberian anarchism in the twentieth century. It highlights the paucity of research on Portuguese anarchism in general, and argues that the well-established field of Spanish anarchist history can profit from greater insight into the development of anarchism in Iberia as a whole. The essay then showcases the five articles which comprise the Special Issue, drawing particular attention to their methodological contributions in fields such as urban space, biography, and transnationality and how these can help to recover historical perspectives marginalised by incomplete narratives.

KEYWORDS:

• Anarchism
• Iberia
• Spain
• Portugal
• historiography

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Notes

1. “La U.A.P. contesta a unas alusiones.” El Productor, Barcelona, 12 February 1926.

2. “Anarchism in the Iberian Peninsula,” the 2022 symposium that led to this Special Issue, was organised by Sophie Turbutt and Joshua Newmark (University of Leeds). We are grateful to the White Rose College of the Arts and Humanities (AHRC) and the Past & Present Society for funding the symposium.

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Funding

This work was supported by the White Rose College of the Arts and Humanities [AH/R012733/1].