THE ORIGINS OF FRANCO'S SPAIN David and Charles have published in paperback form Richard Robinson's study The Origins of Franco's Spain. This book covers in an extremely well-documented way the emergence of the right in the period 1931 - 1936, ie. up to tne civil war itselt, and is the first detailed account of the activities of the right wing in this period to appear in English. It goes into the various ideological and power bloc trends in the right.
The author is not left-wing, indeed he draws the conclusion 'that the left must bear the prime responsibility for the breakdown of the democratic system and drift into anarchy and civil war'. Hovever, this is an extremely useful book for those who want to develop a comprehensive understanding of the background to events in Spain today. Price £2.25 (post 37p — it's a very big book!).
TRADES COUNCILS DURING THE 1926 GENERAL STRIKE Lawrence and Wishart has republished General Strike -Trades Councils in Action originally put out by the Labour Research Department in 1926. book was to examine the response of the trades councils to the instruction from the TUC to organise trade unionists in une most errective manner tor the preservation ot peace and order However, the book - the material for which was gathered by a questionnaire which went to everv trades council - concentrates on such things as Councils of Action, how the councils worked, organisation of pickets, propaganda (including special meetings for women), local bulletins, arrests and workers defence, and so on.
it is packed with specitic intormation on these questions and many others. Whilst the book suffers from not being politically situated, it is extremely interesting and relevant for today's situation. Price: £1.25 (post 11p). (NB official publication date is zo August)
Dritain.
The official purpose of the BACKGROUND TO THE THIRTIES Julian Symons' The Thirties has been republished as a paperback by Faber. This book seeks 'in an entertaining and instructive way to examine the period'. It concentrates mainly on trends in literature, theatre, art, etc. But it does this in terms of the backdrop of the politics and social movements of the period, and as such deals with questions like mass unemployment, the Spanish civil war, the fight against Mosley's fascists, trends in the ruling class and similar events Of especial interest are its photographs covering anti-fascist demonstrations and fascist activities. Good light reading, which gives one a feel of a very important political period in Price £1.50 (post 13p).
NEW IRISH REVOLUTIONARY JOURNAL The RMG has brought out a new journal Socialist Republic (incorporating the Plough). The first issue of this two-colour Price 7p (post 6p) Bulk rates on application.
We have also got copies of the latest Marxist Review the theoretical journal of the RMG. This contains articles on revolutionary tactics in elections, Solzhenitsyn, and Connolly and the revolutionary party. The first article is important because of the dittering positions taken up by the left groups in relation to recent elections in Ireland Price 25p (post 10p)
PORTUGAL - THE PERMANENT CRISIS The latest issue of Inprecor (the last before the summer break contains an important on-the-spot article on Portugal political crisis in that country. Other articles cover India (a background one), Indochina (a review of the significance of the victory written by Mandel), Peru, and Spain. Price 30p (post 6p). tragic for the future. build socialism
red weekly 14 august 1975 angola 5
----- pull-quotes -----
tabloid paper includes articles on the politics of sectarian assassinations, Irish redundancy struggles, and Irish Labour Party, the SDLP, women's liberation in Ireland, etc. This paper should sell very well with its new attractive format.