Forgotten Places: Barcelona and the Spanish Civil War, by Nick Lloyd
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Forgotten Places: Barcelona and the Spanish Civil War, by Nick Lloyd
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A guide to Barcelona in the Spanish Civil War, beginning in the 19th century with the conditions and movements which led to the revolution of 1936, and ending with the fall of the city on 26th January 1939 when Franco's tanks drove down the Diagonal and set about destroying everything the Republic had built. Stories from the aftermath of the war, the exile and the Franco regime are also included. In addition with dealing with the more obvious themes such as anarchism, the Spanish Republic, Catalonia, George Orwell, the aerial bombing, and the May Days, etc, the book also looks at themes such as the Zoo during the Civil War, the American Sixth Fleet in the city, Barça, urbanism, Nazis in Barcelona, Robert Capa, the Spanish in the Holocaust, poster art... Intertwined in the text are contemporary quotes and a few personal stories of people I have met who experienced the war or its aftermath. There are also biographies of characters such as Andreu Nin and Lluís Companys.
Forgotten Places: Barcelona and the Spanish Civil War, by Nick Lloyd- Amazon Sales Rank: #358534 in eBooks
- Published on: 2015-09-04
- Released on: 2015-09-04
- Format: Kindle eBook
About the Author Nick Lloyd has lived in Barcelona since 1991 and has been running Spanish Civil Wars in the city since 2010. "I first became interested in the working class history of my neighbourhood of Poble Sec which eventually drew me back to Orwell and the war. I started doing the tours in 2010. I honestly never get tired of doing the same tours again and again because I get so many interesting people turning up, who assail me with streams of great questions, some of which I have no idea about and so I have to go home and research them. And so, although the physical routes we take are always very similar, it always goes off in odd directions in terms of topics. This is also because people come from many different backgrounds and countries and so often look at the war from the prism of their own countries (say, art and photography, the International Brigades, other conflicts such as the Greek and Finnish Civil Wars and WW2, the Holocaust, etc). People come from many different walks of life (university professors, artists, journalists, film makers, factory workers, history teachers and students, US marines, lawyers, etc) from almost 60 countries (UK and US first but also Albania, Egypt, Iran and China). They have widely differing levels of knowledge from experts in their field of the war to absolutely zero. A number of people are brought by some family connection (International Brigades, Popular Olympiad, Spanish Diaspora). Declared prior interests of clients include Orwell, anarchism, women’s history, photography and the Spanish Civil War as a prelude to WW2. I tell people I think what we’re doing is only on the edge of being tourism. There is debate, at times it seems we are discussing the whole history of the 20th century, rather than that of one city. People invariably also want to talk about the politics of today."
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Outstanding Look at Barcelona During the Spanish Civil War By Jay Humphreys Trying to make sense of the Spanish Civil War can be a daunting task, but it is one I have pursued for well over a year. I have read everything I could find -- including Hemingway, Preston, Orwell, Beevor and a host of others. This book by Nick Lloyd is my favorite. An accomplished Barcelona tour guide, Lloyd has created a book that provides an understandable overview of the conflict in Barcelona, including descriptions of key participants that seem more personable than others I have read. The second half of the book is an in-depth tour of dozens of sites where infamous and little-know incidents occurred during the war. His descriptions, combined with easy-to-understand maps, create a “you-are-there” reading experience that is hard to surpass. In addition, his use of quotes from among the many writers who were in Barcelona at the time helps create a literary time machine for readers. The result is a book that provides a lively, entertaining and enlightening look at a city at war with external and internal enemies. The only thing better would be to participate in one of Lloyd’s tours. As a result of this book, that tour has definitely been added to my bucket list.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A must for your Barcelona visit and to understand the civil war events there By rosie If you want to understand how the Spanish Civil War unfolded in Barcelona and especially if you are going to Barcelona, get this book, and also take Nick Lloyd's tour of civil war sites. I took the tour and then used the Kindle version of the book as we toured other parts of Barcelona. It transformed my sense of the history of the city, I love Gaudi and the modernistas, and I want to understand more about the role of the industrialists who funded them in the larger scope of history. I'd heard about priests killed in Montserrat but wondered--who did this? why? In the city, stories from the civil war unfold easily if you search for the site where you are and then read what Nick Lloyd adds to the description of the site. He has also added links to make it easy to find pieces, e.g., about Miro, from various starting points in the book. The Kindle version was great for me as a traveller who can't carry much weight. One advantage, though, of the paperback would be to have his maps easily at hand as you flip through the book. My recommendation: read the overall history sections of the book before you go, make some plans of places you want to see & also use the site references while you're there. It's great to be standing at one of the sites and reading about it. This history is not always easy to find, not everyone wants to speak about it, but if you know something and offer the invitation to guides and others, they may open up a bit about their own parents and grandparents. That's what happened for us.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Astonishingly thorough and interesting. By Rebecca I have taken students on Nick Lloyd's extraordinarily good walking tour about Barcelona in the Spanish Civil War several times, and I have been surprised to learn more with each new group. Now I know why Nick's tour becomes richer each time I take it. The enthusiasm and narrative energy that make Nick's tour so fascinating are definitely discernible in his written narrative, and his extensive research and inclusion of primary source material throughout the book are simply phenomenal. If you ever have a chance to visit Barcelona, you should definitely take the tour, but also buy and carry the book.
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