Review by Choice Review
Acklesberg's account of Mujeres Libres, the Spanish anarchist women's organization, details the founding and development of that organization and its significance within the broader context of Spanish history and politics from the late 19th century through 1939. The work not only fills a gap in knowledge of women's radical politics, but also addresses current concerns of feminist scholars. Among these concerns are the importance of women's communities and gender-specific experience as the basis for women's entry into public politics; the relationship of that political participation with women's goals and visions; and the ways in which commonalities and differences in women's experience serve to both unify and divide women in their public activism. The work requires background knowledge of anarchism and Spanish history, and would be a useful resource for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in political theory, the history of women's politics, and modern Spanish history. M. J. Slaughter University of New Mexico
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Review by Choice Review
