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,AU?OR 3 ,IA9 ,MC,KAY 

,TEXT 3 

,WE1 ! ,AN>*I/S3 ,A ,/UDY ( ! ,IB]IAN ,AN>*I/ ,F$]ATION 7,F,A,I7 #a#i#b#g-#a#i#c#g1 ,/U>T ,*RI/IE1 ,! ,MELTZ] ,PRESS 

,?IS IS AN IMPORTANT BOOK4 ,*RI/IE HAS DONE A GREAT S]VICE 9 PRODUC+ ?IS /UDY ( ! ,F,A,I4 ,ONE ( ! MO/ FAM\S & MO/ MISREPRES5T$ AN>*I/ ORGANIZATIONS ( ALL TIME1 ?IS BOOK IS ESS5TIAL = REFUT+ !SE MISREPRES5TATIONS & = UND]/&+ ! SUCCESSES & FAILURE ( REVOLUTION>Y AN>*ISM 9 ,SPA9 DUR+ ! #a#i#cS4 

,! MA9 ASPECT ( ?IS WORK IS ITS DEMOLITION ( :AT CAN BE CALL$ ! 0BULLY+ MILITANT0 ANALYSIS ( ! ,F,A,I & ITS 9FLU5CE 9 ! ,C,N,T4 ,BASICALLY1 SO ?IS MY? GOES1 ! ,F,A,I 7USUALLY A 0HI<LY C5TRALIZ$ & SECRET0 ,F,A,I AT ?AT7 MANAG$ TO TAKE CONTROL OV] ! ,C,N,T 9 ! E>LY #a#i#cS1 EXPELL$ ! MOD]ATE LEAD]%IP & PURSU$ A REVOLUTION>Y L9E1 HELP+ TO DE/ABILIZE ! ,REPUBLIC & ACCEL]ATE ! RISE ( ,FRANCO4 ,H[ ! ,F,A,I ACTUALLY DID ?IS IS USUALLY LEFT V]Y VAGUE4 ,! ,TROTSKYI/ ,FELIX ,MORR[1 = EXAMPLE1 ASS]T$ ?AT 0,SPANI% ,AN>*ISM HAD 9 ! ,F,A,I A HI<LY C5TRALIZ$ P>TY APP>ATUS ?R\< :I* IT MA9TA9$ CONTROL ( ! ,C,N,T10 )\T ANY REF]5CES OR EVID5CE 7UNSURPRIS+LY1 ?IS ASS]TION HAS BECOME A /&>D ,L59I/ 0FACT074 ,O!R HI/ORIANS HAVE PA9T$ SIMIL> PICTURES4 

,*RI/IE PRES5TS MORE ?AN 5\< EVID5CE ?AT ?IS 0/&>D0 PICTURE ( ! ,F,A,I IS FALSE1 A PRODUCT ( HI/ORIANS 0CYNICALLY OR UN9T5TIONALLY DI/ORT+ ! AVAILABLE HI/ORICAL EVID5CE40 ,HE /RESSES ?AT :AT PASSES = ANALYSIS ( ,SPANI% ,AN>*ISM & ! ,F,A,I IS SUPPORT$ MORE 0BY IDEOLOGICAL CONVICTION RA!R ?AN HI/ORY OR 9VE/IGATION ( ! PH5OM5A ( SOCIAL LIFE0 7,*RI/IE QUOT+ ,*OMSKY74 

,AS ,*RI/IE'S BOOK PROVES1 ! ,F,A,I WAS NEI!R 0C5TRALIZ$0 NOR 0SECRET40 ,IT WAS1 9 FACT1 A F$]ATION ( AUTONOM\S AFF9ITY GR\PS 7,FRANCISCO ,C>RASQU]3 0.<E.>A* ,F,A,I GR\P ?\<T & ACT$ AS IT DEEM$ FIT1 )\T BO!R+ AB\T :AT ! O!RS MI<T BE ?9K+ OR DECID+ 444 !Y HAD NO 444 OPPORTUNITY OR JURISDICTION 444 TO FOI/ A P>TY L9E UPON ! GRASS-ROOTS4074 ,?AT1 = EXAMPLE1 ,TROTSKYI/S ?\<T IT WAS C5TRALIZ$ IS DUE TO ITS EFFECTIV5ESS & 9FLU5CE4 ,GIV5 !IR IDEOLOGICAL BL9DNESS ?AT C5TRALISM IS MORE EFFICI5T1 H[ C\LD ! ,F,A,I BE DEC5TRALIZ$ & F$]AL8 ,AS = 0SECRET01 ,*RI/IE >GUES ?AT ?IS WAS BAS$ ON A MISUND]/&+4 ,AS HE PUTS IT1 0.<A.>S AN ORGANIZATION PUBLICLY COMMITT$ TO ! OV]?R[ ( ! DICTATOR%IP1 ! ,F4,A4,I4 FUNCTION$1 FROM #aibg TO #a#i#c#a1 AS AN ILLEGAL RA!R ?AN A SECRET ORGANIZATION4 ,FROM ! BIR? ( ! ,REPUBLIC 9 #aica ONW>DS1 ! ,F4,A4,I4 WAS SIMPLY AN ORGANIZATION :I*1 UNTIL #a#i#c#g1 REFUS$ TO REGI/] AS AN ORGANIZATION AS REQUIR$ BY ,REPUBLICAN ,LAW40 ,GIV5 ?AT ! ,F,A,I HAD A V]Y SUCCESSFUL NEWSPAP] & WAS AN EXTREMELY WELL-KN[N ORGANIZATION1 IT IS DIFFICULT TO SEE H[ IT WAS 0SECRET40 ,MOREOV]1 GIV5 ! REPRESSION DIRECT$ AGA9/ ! AN>*I/ & LABOR MOVEM5T BETWE5 #aibg & #a#i#c#f1 BE+ AN ILLEGAL ORGANIZATION MADE P]FECT S5SE4 ,AS SU*1 MO/ ATTACKS AGA9/ ! ,F,A,I SIMPLY FAIL TO UND]/& ! 7REVOLUTION>Y7 SOCIAL CONTEXT 9 :I* IT WAS OP]AT+ NOR ! REPRESSIVE NATURE ( ! ,SECOND ,REPUBLIC 7UND] BO? LEFT & RI<T74 

,*RI/IE UNRAVELS ! ACTUAL *RONOLOGICAL ORD] ( EV5TS 9 ORD] TO %[ ?AT 0! (T-REPEAT$ *>GES ?AT ! ,F,A,I PROVOK$ ! SPLIT )9 ! ,C,N,T0 DUR+ #a#i#cS >E FALSE & ?AT1 9 FACT1 0! TRU? ( ! MATT] IS ?AT IT JO9$ ! DEBATE0 BETWE5 ! RE=MI/ 7PURE UNIONI/7 & AN>*I/ W+S ( ! ,C,N,T 0FAIRLY LATE 9 ! DAY40 ,HE PLACES ! DEBATES ( ! #a#i#cS 9 T]MS ( A CONFLICT BETWE5 ! HI<] APP>ATUS ( ! ,C,N,T ) ITS MORE RADICAL MEMB]%IP4 ,! 0MOD]ATE0 ,C,N,T UNIONI/S SO BELOV$ BY ! LIB]AL HI/ORIAN W]E SO SIMPLY BECAUSE !Y W]E TURN+ 9TO BUREAUCRATS4 

,P>T ( ! PROBLEM1 ( C\RSE1 IS ?AT ! 0/&>D0 ACC\NTS >E 0DI/ORT$ BY !IR 9SI/5CE ON JUDG+ ! ,C,N,T AGA9/ !IR [N AU?ORIT>IAN MODEL ( ! IDEAL UNION1 ONE FIRMLY CONTROLL$ BY AN ELITE 'MOD]ATE' C5TRALIZ$ LEAD]%IP40 ,! ,C,N,T WAS NOT ORGANIZ$ 9 ?IS WAY1 AL?\< ! 0MOD]ATE0 LEAD]%IP TRI$ TO MAKE IT SO4 ,9 E>LY ,AUGU/ #a#i#c#a1 ! ,NATIONAL ,COMMITTEE ( ! ,C,N,T ISSU$ A /ATEM5T ATTACK+ ITS [N MILITANTS = PROVOK+ 0EXCESSIVE CONFLICTS0 & PROPOS$ ?AT 9 FUTURE ALL MEMB] UNIONS %\LD OBTA9 ! AGREEM5T ( ! LOCAL1 DI/RICT OR REGIONAL F$]ATION BE=E GO+ ON /RIKE4 ,?IS 0ABUSE0 ( AUTONOMY WAS1 9 FACT1 ! DECISIONS ( ! UNION MEMB]%IP6 

,IT WAS 9 ! FACE ( ?IS SEP>ATION BETWE5 ! MEMB]%IP & ! COMMITTEES ?AT 5SUR$ ! GR[+ 9FLU5CE ( ! ,F,A,I4 ,AS ,*RI/IE >GUES1 ! 0AN>*I/ MILITANTS :O CON/ITUT$ ! BASE ( ! ,C,N,T0 HAD F\ND$ ! ,F,A,I1 0AN AD HOC F$]ALLY /RUCTUR$ ASSOCIATION :OSE FUNCTION WAS TO REAFFIRM ! REVOLUTION>Y NATURE ( AN>*ISM & TO PROVIDE A RALLY+ PO9T = ! DEF5SE ( ! ANTI-POLITICAL PR9CIPLES & IMM$IATE ,LIB]T>IAN ,COMMUNI/ OBJECTIVES ( ! ,C,N,T4,BY #aicb ! RE=MI/ ?REAT HAD BE5 ELIM9AT$ -- DEMOCRATICALLY60 

,! WAY ! ,F,A,I TOOK P>T 9 ! DECISION MAK+ PROCESS ( ! ,C,N,T IS ALSO DISCUSS$4 ,! ,C4,N4,T4 WAS BAS$ >\ND MASS ASSEMBLIES 9 :I* ALL MEMB]S C\LD SPEAK4 ,IT WAS H]E ?AT MEMB]S ( ! ,F4,A4,I4 TOOK P>T 9 =M+ ,C4,N4,T4 POLICY ALONG ) O!R ,C4,N4,T4 MEMB]S4 ,AN>*I/S 9 ! ,C4,N4,T4 :O W]E NOT MEMB]S ( ! ,F4,A4,I4 9DICATE ?IS4 ,JOSE ,BORRAS ,CASAC>OSA NOTES ?AT 0.<O.>NE HAS TO RECOGNIZE ?AT ! ,F4,A4,I4 DID NOT 9T]V5E 9 ! ,C4,N4,T4 FROM ABOVE OR 9 AN AU?ORIT>IAN MANN] AS DID O!R POLITICAL P>TIES 9 ! UNIONS4 ,IT DID SO FROM ! BASE ?R\< MILITANTS 444 ! DECISIONS :I* DET]M9$ ! C\RSE TAK5 BY ! ,C4,N4,T4 W]E TAK5 UND] CON/ANT PRESSURE FROM !SE MILITANTS40 ,JOSE ,CAMPOS NOTES ?AT ,F4,A4,I4 MILITANTS 0T5D$ TO REJECT CONTROL ( CONF$]AL COMMITTEES & ONLY ACCEPT$ !M ON SPECIFIC OCCASSIONS 444 IF SOMEONE PROPOS$ A MOTION 9 ASSEMBLY1 ! O!R ,F4,A4,I4 MEMB]S W\LD SUPPORT IT1 USUALLY SUCCESSFULLY4 ,IT WAS ! 9DIVIDUAL /&+ ( ! FAI/A 9 OP5 ASSEMBLY40 

,CLE>LY1 ,*RI/IE'S BOOK IS ESS5TIAL READ+ = ANYONE 9T]E/$ 9 LE>N+ AB\T ! E>LY #a#i#cS ,C,N,T & ,F,A,I & = ?OSE SEEK+ TO REFUTE ! MANY MY?S ASSOCIAT$ ) ?OSE ORGANIZATIONS4 ,9 ADDITION1 HIS ACC\NT ( ! E>LY DAYS ( ! #aicf REVOLUTION >E IMPORTANT TO UND]/&+ :Y ! ,C,N,T & ,F,A,I MADE ! DECISION TO COLLABORATE AGA9/ ,FRANCO RA!R ?AN 5C\RAGE ! SOCIAL REVOLUTION4 ,AS HE PUTS IT3 

0,! HI<] COMMITTEES ( ! ,C,N,T-,F,A,I-,F,I,J,L 9 ,CATALONIA SAW !MSELVES CAU<T ON ! HORNS ( A DILEMMA3 SOCIAL REVOLUTION1 FASCISM OR B\RGEOIS DEMOCRACY4 ,EI!R !Y COMMITT$ !MSELVES TO ! SOLUTIONS (F]$ BY SOCIAL REVOLUTION1 REG>DLESS ( ! DIFFICULTIES 9VOLV$ 9 FI<T+ BO? FASCISM & 9T]NATIONAL CAPITALISM1 OR1 ?R\< FE> ( FASCISM 7OR ( ! PEOPLE71 !Y SACRIFIC$ !IR AN>*I/ PR9CIPLES & REVOLUTION>Y OBJECTIVES TO BOL/]1 TO BECOME1 P>T ( ! B\RGEOIS /ATE 444 ,FAC$ ) AN IMP]FECT /ATE ( AFFAIRS & PREF]R+ DEFEAT TO A POSSIBLY ,PYRRHIC VICTORY1 ! ,CATALAN AN>*I/ LEAD]%IP R5\NC$ AN>*ISM 9 ! NAME ( EXP$I5CY & REMOV$ ! SOCIAL TRANS=MATION ( ,SPA9 FROM !IR AG5DA4 

0,BUT :AT ! ,C,N,T-,F,A,I LEAD]S FAIL$ TO GRASP WAS ?AT ! DECISION :E!R OR NOT TO IMPLEM5T ,LIB]T>IAN ,COMMUNISM1 WAS NOT !IRS TO MAKE4 ,AN>*ISM WAS NOT SOME?+ :I* C\LD BE TRANS=M$ FROM !ORY 9TO PRACTICE BY ORGANIZATIONAL DECREE 444 .<!.> SPONTANE\S DEF5SIVE MOVEM5T ( #ai ,JULY HAD DEVELOP$ A POLITICAL DIRECT ( ITS [N40 

,BY FULLY PROVID+ & DISCUSS+ ! CONTEXT 9 :I* ?IS DILEMMA WAS DISCUSS$1 ,*RI/IE HAS PROVID$ ! KEY WORK BY :I* TO JUDGE ALL O!R ACC\NTS ( ! ,SPANI% ,REVOLUTION4 ,UNLIKE MO/ ACC\NTS ( ?IS HI/ORIC DECISION1 HIS ANALYSIS IS GR\ND$ 9 ! OBJECTIVE CIRCUM/ANCES FAC+ ! ,C,N,T & ,F,A,I AT ! TIME4 ,?IS IS A BREA? ( FRE% AIR COMP>$ TO ! SUP]FICIAL 7& USUALLY 9ACCURATE & (T5 NON-MAT]IALI/7 ANALYZES ( BO? HI/ORIANS & ,TROTSKYI/S4 

,EQUALLY IMPORTANT IS HIS DISCUSSION ON H[ ?IS DECISION WAS MADE4 ,RA!R ?AN BE+ MADE BY A REGUL> PL5UM ( ,CATALAN UNIONS1 ) A PUBLI%$ AG5DA & M&AT$ DELEGATES1 IT WAS MADE BY AN 0EXTRAORD9>Y0 PL5UM ( MILITANTS4 ,IT WAS OV] A MON? BE=E A REGUL> PL5UM WAS HELD1 SO PRES5T+ ! MEMB]%IP ) A FAIT ACCOMPLI4 ,?IS BREAK ) TRADITIONAL PROC$URES WAS ! FIR/ ( MANY & ?IS C5TRALIZATION ( P[] )9 ! ,C,N,T AID$ ! COLLABORATIONI/ POSITION ( ! LEAD]%IP4 ,?IS FIR/ BREAK ) AN>*ISM1 PROVOK$ UND] 0EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUM/ANCES10 SOON BECAME ! NORM )9 ! ,C,N,T & ,F,A,I4 

,IRONICALLY 5\<1 RA!R ?AN %[ ?AT AN>*ISM IS FLAW$1 ! EXP]I5CE ( ! ,CATALAN ,C,N,T AFT] IT HAD REJECT$ AN>*I/ !ORY CONFIRM$ ! PR9CIPLES ( AN>*ISM -- C5TRALIZ$1 HI]>*ICAL ORGANIZATIONS H9D]$ & ULTIMATELY DE/ROY$ ! REVOLUTION4 ,SIMPLY PUT1 IT SEEMS IRONIC TO BLAME AN>*ISM :5 AN>*I/S IGNORE ITS RECOMM5DATIONS6 ,AS ,*RI/IE MAKES CLE>1 0! HI<] COMMITTEES ( ! ,C,N,T-,F,A,I SET ASIDE TRADITIONAL AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ RELIANCE ON ! CREATIVE SPIRIT ( ! PEOPLE & !IR CAPACITY = SELF-ORGANIZATION40 ,IT WAS ?IS ACT :I* 5SUR$ ! DEFEAT ( ! REVOLUTION3 0,BY IMPOS+ !IR LEAD]%IP FROM ABOVE1 !SE P>TISAN COMMITTEES SUFFOCAT$ ! MU%ROOM+ POPUL> AUTONOM\S REVOLUTION>Y C5T]S -! GRASS-ROOTS FACTORY & LOCAL REVOLUTION>Y COMMITTEES1 ! ID5TIFY+ FEATURE ( ALL GREAT REVOLUTIONS -- & PREV5T$ !M FROM PROV+ !MSELVES AS AN EFFICI5T & VIABLE MEANS ( CO-ORD9AT+ COMMUNICATIONS1 DEF5SE & PROVISION+4 ,!Y ALSO PREV5T$ ! LOCAL COMMITTEES FROM 9TEGRAT+ !MSELVES TO =M A REGIONAL1 PROV9CIAL & NATIONAL F$]AL NETWORK :I* W\LD FACILITATE ! REVOLUTION>Y TASK ( SOCIAL & ECONOMIC RECON/RUCTION40 ,*RI/IE CORRECTLY >GUES ?AT ! PA? PURSU$ 9 ,>AGON1 NAMELY TO IMPLEM5T AN>*I/ IDEAS & 5C\RAGE POPUL> P[] & ORGANIZATION FROM BEL[1 WAS ! ONLY REAL ANSW] TO ! 0EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUM/ANCES0 FAC+ ! ,SPANI% AN>*I/S4 

,ALSO1 BY COMP>+ ! EV5TS 9 ,CATALONIA & ,>AGON1 ,*RI/IE REFUTES ?OSE :O >GUE ?AT AN>*ISM FAIL$ 9 ,SPA94 ,H[ C\LD IT HAVE 0FAIL$0 DUR+ ! ,SPANI% ,REVOLUTION :5 IT WAS IGNOR$ 9 ,CATALONIA 7= FE> ( FASCISM7 & APPLI$ 9 ,>AGON8 ,H[ CAN IT BE >GU$ ?AT AN>*I/ POLITICS W]E TO BLAME :5 ?OSE V]Y SAME POLITICS HAD =M$ ! ,C\NCIL ( ,>AGON8 ,IT CANNOT4 

,:E!R ONE ( ! REASONS = ?IS T]RIBLE DECISION WAS ?AT ! ,F,A,I HAD BE5 0TAK5 OV] 9 MID-#a#i#c#c BY A GR\P ( ROOTLESS 9TELLECTUALS & ECONOMIC PLANN]S UND] ! LEAD]%IP ( ,DIEGO ,ABAD DE ,SANTILLAN10 AS ,*RI/IE 9 P>T >GUES1 IS OP5 TO DEBATE4 ,I W\LD SUGGE/ ?AT ?IS IS A WEAK >GUM5T 7AS COMP>$ TO HIS MA9 ONE7 & ONE :I* UND]E/IMATES ! NE$ = A SPECIFIC AN>*I/ GR\P TO SPREAD ITS IDEAS )9 ! CLASS /RUGGLE4 ,:AT IS TRUE1 H[EV]1 IS ?AT ,*RI/IE'S BOOK IS ESS5TIAL READ+ = ALL AN>*I/S :O NOT ONLY WANT TO UND]/& HI/ORY1 BUT ALSO TO LE>N FROM IT4 

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