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Timeline: Spanish Civil War 1936

Author
John Rees
Date
29 January 2013
Type
Video
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Democracy, revolution and fascism – John Rees looks at the events that shaped the outcome of the Spanish Civil War

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John Rees

John Rees is a writer, broadcaster and activist, and is one of the organisers of the People’s Assembly. His books include ‘The Algebra of Revolution’, ‘Imperialism and Resistance’, ‘Timelines, A Political History of the Modern World’, ‘The People Demand, A Short History of the Arab Revolutions’ (with Joseph Daher), ‘A People’s History of London’ (with Lindsey German) and The Leveller Revolution. He is co-founder of the Stop the War Coalition.

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