La ciutat neutral

Publication language: Catalan
Year: 2017
Pages: 208
Cover: Hardcover
Format: 23 x 23 cm
ISBN City Council: 978-84-9156-021-0
Publishing ISBN: 978-84-7246-160-4

Barcelona 1911 - 1920

Author/s: Ròmul Brotons i Segarra
Co-edition with: Albertí Editor
Collection: Barcelona Present and Future

When World War I broke out in 1914, the kingdom of Spain remained neutral, as did Barcelona. This meant that the city became a magnet for shady characters who passed through it, turning it into a chaotic and dangerous place. Despite this adversity, the city managed to improve, grow and evolve towards an albeit uncertain future. This volume examines a period of ten years that are crucial to the understanding of the city as we know it today: one that was just beginning to develop, a time full of changes and contradictions, which the citizens would fight to overcome.

Politics

Society

History

Culture

Public Space

Memory