A Spanish Commune

“A fascinating history of the Canton of Cartagena (an insurrectional community in Spain inspired by the Paris Commune that lasted three times as long), its ideological roots in radical republicanism and Bakuninist anarchism, and its connections to anticolonial movements in Cuba and the Philippines. Moisand’s integration of local and global levels of analysis is both masterly and exemplary.”
—José Moya

“Impeccably researched, The Spanish Commune rescues the Cartagena Canton of 1873 from a long history of disregard. Moisand’s account of a communal uprising that occurred just two years after its more famous French cousin restores the episode to its place in the national narrative, all the while making a major contribution to a trans-national understanding of the commune form.”
—Kristin Ross

“Jeanne Moisand’s book is a must and necessary reading, not only for the history of the Canton of Cartagena but also for the interpretation of the Hispanic 19th century and its European and imperial connections. In short, a key book.”
—Domingo Centenero, SOCIOLOGÍA HISTÓRICA

“Moisand draws a picture that gives the Canton a complexity never seen before and inserts it into the Atlantic revolutionary cycles, connecting Spain’s contemporary history with that of the rest of the world.”
—Nacho Cavero Garcés, RUHM

“A rejuvenating look at one of the best-known and, at the same time, most clichéd episodes of the 150-year old Spanish republic.”
—Antonio Muñoz Jiménez, AMBITOS