Murray Bookchin Archive


The Anarchist Collectives: Workers' Self-Management in the Spanish Revolution, 1936-1939


Written: 1974.
Source: Text from RevoltLib.com.
Transcription/Markup: Andy Carloff
Online Source: RevoltLib.com; 2021


  1. Preface
  2. Acknowledgements
  3. Introductory Essay by Murray Bookchin
  4. Part 1: Background, Chapter 1: The Spanish Revolution
  5. Part 1: Background, Chapter 2: The Libertarian Tradition
  6. Part 1: Background, Chapter 3: Historical Notes
  7. Part 1: Background, Chapter 4: The Limitations of the Revolution
  8. Part 2: The Social Revolution, Chapter 5: The Economics of Revolution
  9. Part 2: The Social Revolution, Chapter 6: Workers' Self-Management in Industry
  10. Part 2: The Social Revolution, Chapter 7: Urban Collectivization
  11. Part 2: The Social Revolution, Chapter 8: The Revolution of the Land
  12. Part 2: The Social Revolution, Chapter 9: The Coordination of Collectives
  13. Part 2: The Social Revolution, Chapter 10: The Rural Collectives
  14. Part 2: The Social Revolution, Chapter 11: An Evaluation of the Anarchist Collectives
  15. Conclusion
  16. Glossary
  17. Bibliography