"Comparing Spanish and Russian movements, Emma Goldman identified organisation as the key to anarchist success in Spain. James Yeoman's meticulous, sophisticated study of print culture in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century reveals that the anarchist press was the linchpin, essential to subsequent rise of the CNT. Exploring anarchism from the bottom up, he introduces a concept of translocal communication to illuminate Spanish anarchism and reflect on the enduring lessons for grassroots activism."
—Ruth Kinna, author of The Government of No One
"A fascinating book, which interweaves the political, social, cultural and intellectual history of the Spanish anarchist movement—since, as Yeoman shows, print culture was integral to all these dimensions. This is an extensively researched and engagingly written study, which will satisfy newcomers to anarchism and existing experts."
—Constance Bantman, author of Jean Grave and the Networks of French Anarchism, 1854–1939
"This rich history takes seriously the complexity and creativity of Spanish anarchism and, in the process, addresses the question of Spanish ‘exceptionalism’ in a totally new way. It sheds important light on the relationship of early twentieth-century Spanish anarcho-syndicalism to other movements at the time and also suggests ways it prefigured what are usually seen as the innovations of grassroots movements of our own time. A terrific and highly readable study."
—Martha Ackelsberg, author of Free Women of Spain
"James Yeoman's study is not only a brilliant work on the formation of Spanish anarchism and anarchist print culture between 1890 and 1915, but an enlightening page-turner and a must-read for all people interested in the history of anarchism and the latter's impact on modern history."
—Frank Jacob, professor at Nord Universitet, Norway
