Spreading Rebellion

“Spreading Rebellion is a major contribution to Atlantic history, labor history, and the vibrant new area of study called ‘maritime radicalism.’ Three cheers for Bieito Alonso and David M. Struthers, who reveal the power and agency of Spanish maritime workers in exciting and original ways.” –Marcus Rediker, coauthor of The Many-Headed Hydra: Sailors, Slaves, Commoners, and the Hidden History of the Revolutionary Atlantic

“This wonderful book excavates forgotten and hidden histories of Spanish migrants employed in maritime jobs in the Americas. The book tells the stories of anarchist seafarers organising general strikes in Buenos Aires and Montevideo, struggles against reformist unions in Cuba, Spanish communities of mobilization in New York’s multiple ports, and much more beyond. The book brims with richly drawn historic characters, workers whose lives we seldom we hear about, and with the accounts of their resistance across the Americas.” –Laleh Khalili, author of Corporeal Life of Seafaring

Bieito Alonso is a retired geography and history professor. Alonso lives in Tui, Spain, and is a contributor to the collection Wobblies of the World: A Global History of the IWW.

David M. Struthers is a historian, social scientist, professional writer, and editor. He is author of The World in a City and coeditor of Wobblies of the World.