Granny Made me an Anarchist
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Granny Made me an Anarchist: General Franco, The Angry Brigade and Me is the 2002 autobiography of Scottish anarchist Stuart Christie
. Christie recounts his radicalization
through the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
and Committee of 100, and his eventual imprisonment over his involvement in a plot to blow up the Spanish fascist leader, Generalissimo Francisco Franco
. He also deals with allegations that he later played a part in bombing campaigns in the United Kingdom organized by the First of May Group
and the Angry Brigade, and writes of the time he spent in prison awaiting trial before he was acquitted. Another theme of the book is the role played by anarchists during the Spanish Civil War
in the 1930s.
Stuart Christie
Stuart Christie is a Scottish anarchist writer and publisher. Christie is best known for being arrested as an 18-year old while carrying explosives to assassinate the Spanish dictator General Franco. He was later alleged to be a member of the Angry Brigade, but was acquitted of related charges...
. Christie recounts his radicalization
Radicalization
Radicalization is the process in which an individual changes from passiveness or activism to become more revolutionary, militant or extremist. Radicalization is often associated with youth, adversity, alienation, social exclusion, poverty, or the perception of injustice to self or others.-...
through the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament is an anti-nuclear organisation that advocates unilateral nuclear disarmament by the United Kingdom, international nuclear disarmament and tighter international arms regulation through agreements such as the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty...
and Committee of 100, and his eventual imprisonment over his involvement in a plot to blow up the Spanish fascist leader, Generalissimo Francisco Franco
Francisco Franco
Francisco Franco y Bahamonde was a Spanish general, dictator and head of state of Spain from October 1936 , and de facto regent of the nominally restored Kingdom of Spain from 1947 until his death in November, 1975...
. He also deals with allegations that he later played a part in bombing campaigns in the United Kingdom organized by the First of May Group
First of May Group
The First of May Group was an anarchist anti-Franco resistance movement which took militant action against the Spanish dictator's regime. Formed in 1966 by exiles dissatisfied with what they perceived as the quietism of other opposition groups, actions attributed to the group include the occupation...
and the Angry Brigade, and writes of the time he spent in prison awaiting trial before he was acquitted. Another theme of the book is the role played by anarchists during the Spanish Civil War
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil WarAlso known as The Crusade among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War among Carlists, and The Rebellion or Uprising among Republicans. was a major conflict fought in Spain from 17 July 1936 to 1 April 1939...
in the 1930s.