'… well focused and soundly based … This is precisely the type of book that has been so seriously lacking in the historiography of contemporary Spain'. History

• Introduction; 1. A turning point: the city in 1900; Part I. Patterns of Life in Working-Class Gijón: 2. The structural context: economy, demography and urban space, 1900–1936; 3. Culture and community in working-class Gijón; Part II. Institutional Forces of Opposition: Republicans and Anarchosyndicalists: 4. The republican parties and municipal politics, 1900–1930; 5. The republicans in power: municipal politics, 1931–1936; 6. The trade union movement, 1900–1936; Part III. Defining an Oppositional Culture: The Struggle over the Public Sphere: 7. Republican culture: a nation of citizens; 8. Labour movement culture: 'the brotherhood of workers'; Part IV. The Urban Battlefield: Conflict and Collective Action, 1901–1936: 9. Conflict and collective action, 1900–1923; 10. Conflict and collective action during the Republic, 1931–1936; Conclusion.

'… well focused and soundly based … This is precisely the type of book that has been so seriously lacking in the historiography of contemporary Spain'. History

• Introduction; 1. A turning point: the city in 1900; Part I. Patterns of Life in Working-Class Gijón: 2. The structural context: economy, demography and urban space, 1900–1936; 3. Culture and community in working-class Gijón; Part II. Institutional Forces of Opposition: Republicans and Anarchosyndicalists: 4. The republican parties and municipal politics, 1900–1930; 5. The republicans in power: municipal politics, 1931–1936; 6. The trade union movement, 1900–1936; Part III. Defining an Oppositional Culture: The Struggle over the Public Sphere: 7. Republican culture: a nation of citizens; 8. Labour movement culture: 'the brotherhood of workers'; Part IV. The Urban Battlefield: Conflict and Collective Action, 1901–1936: 9. Conflict and collective action, 1900–1923; 10. Conflict and collective action during the Republic, 1931–1936; Conclusion.

'… well focused and soundly based … This is precisely the type of book that has been so seriously lacking in the historiography of contemporary Spain'. History

• Introduction; 1. A turning point: the city in 1900; Part I. Patterns of Life in Working-Class Gijón: 2. The structural context: economy, demography and urban space, 1900–1936; 3. Culture and community in working-class Gijón; Part II. Institutional Forces of Opposition: Republicans and Anarchosyndicalists: 4. The republican parties and municipal politics, 1900–1930; 5. The republicans in power: municipal politics, 1931–1936; 6. The trade union movement, 1900–1936; Part III. Defining an Oppositional Culture: The Struggle over the Public Sphere: 7. Republican culture: a nation of citizens; 8. Labour movement culture: 'the brotherhood of workers'; Part IV. The Urban Battlefield: Conflict and Collective Action, 1901–1936: 9. Conflict and collective action, 1900–1923; 10. Conflict and collective action during the Republic, 1931–1936; Conclusion.