Anarchism, the Republic and Civil War in Spain: 1931-1939 (Routledge Canada Blanch Studies on Contemporary Spain)

The Spanish Civil War became the setting for the struggle between revolution and counter-revolution as well as being, for many outsiders, the place of armed conflict between the forces of democracy and fascism. This book is a path-breaking synthesis of political, social and cultural history concerning the anarchist revolution during the Spanish Civil War by Spain's leading historian of the Civil War. "The book demonstrates how research on interferon led to new clinical definitions of cancer and a new rationale for therapeutic use of the drug. 'Interferon' provides insight into the development of one of the most controversial drugs of our time. It enhances our understanding of how medicine manufacture and marketing all played a part in pushing back the boundaries of research, from the post-penicillin era to the genetics revolution in medicine" "This study is of particular interest to undergraduates in the fields of History of Medicine, Pharmacology, Medical Genetics and History of Science."--Jacket "This innovative study charts the beginnings, history and fate of interferon - one of modern medicine's most famous and infamous drugs. Interferon is part of the medical profession's armoury against viral infection, cancer and MS. The story of its development and use is one of survival in the face of remarkable cycles of promise and disappointment as a miracle drug. By telling this story, Toine Pieter's book provides insight into the research, manufacture, and marketing of new bio-molecules that mark modern medical science." Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 6 Copyright......Page 7 Contents......Page 8 Acknowledgements......Page 9 Note to the English edition......Page 11 1 History accelerates......Page 16 2 The seeds of confrontation......Page 30 3 The symbols of identity......Page 49 4 On the road to insurrection......Page 77 5 Correcting the route taken......Page 97 6 The summer of 1936......Page 114 7 War and revolution......Page 129 8 Decline and fall......Page 159 This book looks at the social, political and cultural history concerning the anarchist revolution during the Spanish Civil War Estudio de conjunto del anarcosindicalismo español en los años de la Segunda República y de la guerra civil española.