Description
Between the Port and the Mine (II)
Book Summary
This second volume delves into the social history of the province of Huelva during a crucial period spanning from the second decade of the 20th century to the end of the First World War. The work analyzes labor unrest and socio-labor relations in the area surrounding the port and the Huelva mining basin. The reader will discover how the local labor movement evolved from spontaneity toward a structured organization, influenced by internationalist currents, the crisis of the Restoration, and the fluctuations of the raw materials market. A rigorous study that places Huelva on the map of Spain's social history.
What is it about?
The book focuses on the analysis of social unrest in the province of Huelva, especially in its capital and the mining basin, between the beginning of the second decade of the 20th century and the development of the Great War. It examines the socio-labor relations that defined the primary economic activity of the area: mining and port operations. The work studies how the Huelva labor movement, initially characterized by its spontaneity and organizational autonomy, was influenced by internationalist movements, events such as the Tragic Week, the expansion of anarchism, and the fluctuations of raw material markets. All this within the context of the decrepitude of the Restoration political regime, which was signaling its end. The volume culminates with the arrival of the first consolidated labor organizations, which allowed the labor movement in Huelva to occupy a prominent place on the national stage.
Main Topics
- Social and cultural history of the province of Huelva in the first third of the 20th century.
- Labor unrest and socio-labor relations in the mining and port sectors.
- Evolution of the Huelva labor movement: from spontaneity to formal organization.
- Influence of internationalist currents, anarchism, and the Tragic Week in the region.
- Impact of the First World War and raw material market fluctuations on the local economy.
- Crisis of the Restoration political system and its reflection in Huelva society.
Who is it recommended for?
This book is aimed at researchers, historians, university students, and readers specialized in contemporary Spanish history, social history, and the history of the labor movement. It will also be of great interest to those interested in the local history of Huelva and its province, as well as those studying socio-labor dynamics in contexts of mining and port industrialization.
What this book contributes
- A detailed and documented analysis of a key period in Huelva's social history, less covered by traditional historiography.
- Understanding of the causes and consequences of labor unrest in an economic environment dominated by mining and the port.
- Contextualization of the Huelva labor movement within the national and international currents of the time.
- A comprehensive vision that connects local social evolution with the great historical events of the 20th century.
Technical Specifications
- Author: de Paz Sánchez, José Juan
- Publisher: Universidad de Huelva
- Language: Spanish
- Topic: History, 21st-century history: c. 2000-, Social and cultural history
- Collection: Arias Montano
- Binding: Paperback
- Number of pages: 352
- Weight: 794 g
Editorial Assessment
This work constitutes a solid and necessary contribution to the social history of Huelva, addressing a period of intense transformation from a rigorous and well-documented perspective. For the specialized reader, the book offers a deep analysis of the socio-labor dynamics that shaped the province, connecting the local reality with global historical processes. It is, without a doubt, a reference for those seeking to understand the roots of the Huelva labor movement and its role in contemporary Spain.