The anarchist expropriators : Buenaventura Durruti and Argentina's working-class Robin Hoods

Osvaldo Bayer's study of working-class retribution, set between 1919 and 1936, chronicles hair-raising robberies, bombings, and tit-for-tat murders conducted by Argentina's working men. Intense repression of labor organizations, newspapers, and meeting places by authorities set off a wave of illegal acts meant to secure funds and settle scores. Escaping similar repression at home, future Spanish Civil War hero Buenaventura Durruti joins the cast on a spree of robberies, ending in a narrow escape back to Europe.**Osvaldo Bayer**is an anarchist pacifist, author, and screenwriter living in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is the author of__Rebellion in Patagonia__(forthcoming from AK Press). In Early-twentieth-century Argentina, Anarchist Expropriators Employed Direct, Violent Means To Fund Their Movement. They Used The Proceeds To Bankroll The Production Of Books, Newspapers, And Other Forms Of Propaganda; To Assist Plans To Spring Their Comrades From Prison; And To Support The Families Of Those Who Remained Behind Bars Or In Early Graves. Bayer Tells The Thrilling Story Of Bank Robberies, Payroll Heists, Counterfeiting Rings, And Other “crimes” Committed In The Name Of Revolutionary Justice—as Well As The Contentious, Often Bloody Infighting Among Anarchists Willing To Take Extreme Measures To Achieve Their Ideals. Osvaldo Bayer ; Translated By Paul Sharkey. Translation Of: Los Anarquistas Expropiadores Y Otros Ensayos. Includes Index. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Osvaldo Bayer's study of working-class retribution, set between 1919 and 1936, chronicles hair-raising robberies, bombings, and tit-for-tat murders conducted by Argentina's working men. Intense repression of labor organizations, newspapers, and meeting places by authorities set off a wave of illegal acts meant to secure funds and settle scores. Escaping similar repression at home, future Spanish Civil War hero Buenaventura Durruti joins the cast on a spree of robberies, ending in a narrow escape back to Europe. Osvaldo Bayer is an anarchist pacifist, author, and screenwriter living in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is the author of Rebellion in Patagonia (forthcoming from AK Press). In early-twentieth-century Argentina, anarchist expropriators employed direct, violent means to fund their movement. They used the proceeds to bankroll the production of books, newspapers, and other forms of propaganda; to assist plans to spring their comrades from prison; and to support the families of those who remained behind bars or in early graves. Bayer tells the thrilling story of bank robberies, payroll heists, counterfeiting rings, and other "crimes" committed in the name of revolutionary justice--as well as the contentious, often bloody infighting among anarchists willing to take extreme measures to achieve their ideals. Description from publisher