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This is quite an evocative section of the book and one, which has much humour and pathos. A engaging memoir by one of my favorite British anarchists. However, these activities also brought him near constant police harassment, surveillance, and media attention calling for his imprisonment. Most popular. The Angry Brigade was born. However, the publishers have thankfully retained the layout of integrated illustrations and text boxes to help the reader navigate the many people, places, films and songs which form the chorus to Christie's story. Eight years later, he was arrested again in England on suspicion of membership in the Angry Brigade-an armed group hell-bent Granny Made Me an Anarchist overthrowing the government-but was this time acquitted. Once back in the UK after his capture and imprisonment, he campaigned for the discharge of many of his fellow Spanish prisoners, offering them a home in exile in London if they were released. Now, as Stuart makes abundantly clear in this book he was far too busy earning a living as a gas fitter, converting people to North Sea gas and his tales about that are most amusing! Really interesting book, about a part of history I know little about. Meltzer, Albert. The official reason given by Francoist Spain was that it was due to a plea from Christie's mother. Views Read Edit Granny Made Me an Anarchist history. Some quotes: "The libertarian view of democracy, however, depended on the individual participation of each and every citizen in the decision making process. How you get change is by pushing at the boundaries with Granny Made Me an Anarchist methods are available to ameliorate things - writing to your MP, demonstrations, petitions, pickets, civil disobedience and occupations. The worst part of the charge was that it was completely true. They're also much more open: the original Christie File was started while Franco was alive, but there's little chance of the Spanish secret police reopening any of their files now. Stuart always shunned the limelight. Christie places them in their domestic context of Heath's class war: an earlier version of what we came to know as Thatcherism. An updated and single-volume version of his autobiography Granny Made Me an Anarchist was published in by Scribner. I have often contrasted his brilliant arguments to the pale and insipid "egoism" of the idiot Ayn Rand and I would have liked a discussion of the important distinctions between Anarchism - which is very firmly a socialist and left wing philosophy - Granny Made Me an Anarchist the right wing "libertarianism" so popular in the USA. Podcast episode about the later history of the revolutionary union the Industrial Workers of the World s. Not only that but there was still an on-going anarchist resistance to the fascist regime. We would Granny Made Me an Anarchist dinner together and chat about matters of mutual interest with regards to far-right plots and activities in Europe and the connections with European special services agencies. Among the many autocratic regimes for which the Paladin Group did operations was the Greek military junta Granny Made Me an Anarchist He examines his past with a critical eye but never apologizes for anything he's done, since he has nothing to be ashamed of and remains true to the values and actions of his youth though he hasn't tried to blow up anymore dictators since then. He faced a military trial and a possible execution sentence by garrotebut was instead sentenced to twenty years in prison. Stuart also did important work as the publisher of the Cienfuegos Press and Christie Books. I've since been comissioned by Stuart to write the screen adaptation of the book which I have done. PartickGlasgowScotland. He currently publishes and distributes books and films through Christie Books. In particular I was interested in Franco's use of Otto Skorzeny's Paladin Group, Granny Made Me an Anarchist was in it's founder's words, "an international directorship of strategic assault personnel [that would] straddle the watershed between paramilitary operations carried out by troops in uniforms and the political warfare which is conducted by civilian agents". I recall the name of course, but it sounded vaguely military to me and of course did have some involvement with violencewhich is ironic. Granny Made Me An Anarchist: General Franco, the Angry Brigade and Me by Stuart Christie [Review]

Author died the day i finished reading this and he certainly lived an action packed life. That the British secret service would collaborate with the fascists amazed Christie. Fascinating and inspiring. Want to Read saving…. This is the story of how Stuart Christie developed his politics and put them into action in the 60s and 70s, with a number of explosions and prison stays along the way. As an year-old Granny Made Me an Anarchist was arrested while carrying explosives to assassinate the Spanish caudillo General Franco. If you have an ebook reader or a Kindle, check out our guide to using ebook readers with libcom. He was politically and historically rigorous, to be sure, but he was at all times prompted by an easy- going, intense curiosity about people and the world that opened up to him in the labyrinthine ways of clandestinity, repression, imprisonment and activist struggle. I do not Granny Made Me an Anarchist that anarchism is the only alternative to complacency but I do agree that we each have a duty to ourselves to find an active alternative. He still had his enemies and there was a fresh generation prepared to fight him. Becoming immersed in the anarchist movement such as it was meant inevitably that Stuart became increasingly aware that not only was the Spanish Civil War an important episode in anarchist history, but that the victors - General Franco and his henchmen were still in power and still behaving barbarically. The book is fascinating, Stuart's personal story is rivetting and his ideas are still completely valid and contemporary. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Stuart Christie needs no introduction to British anarchists. His face lit up. Compared with the International Brigaders ofthey were but Granny Made Me an Anarchist, a handful. How refreshing to see someone stick to their principles throughout when it would have easier to denounce them. His memoir Granny Made Me an Anarchist was published in Average rating 4. Anti-war Statement of Azerbaijani Leftist Youth. Stuart explicitly acknowledges the lie in the book, so I don't feel that he fooled himself or betrayed his principles. He quickly became impatient with the nonviolent protest marches, which were Granny Made Me an Anarchist ignored, and longs to do more. My only problem with the book is that the sense Granny Made Me an Anarchist time is kinda off, the Granny Made Me an Anarchist, 60s and 70s sort of blend into each other in a way that makes it a little hard to make a time frame for yourself Just a quick review - I really enjoyed this book. These young anarchists believed that the removal of the General would lead to the progressive crumbling of the regime which was at the time riven by internal differences between the various ideological factions of which it comprised. Stuart Christie helped run Cienfuegos Press, a radical publisher which he founded, from untiland continues to be active in anarchist publishing projects in the UK. Then come the meetings with real Granny Made Me an Anarchist, including the larger than life characters in the Glasgow Anarchist Group, resulting in his tearing up of his Labour Party membership card in outside Glasgow's Mitchell Library following a conversation with Bobby Lynn and a librarian, Ronnie Alexander no relation as far as I know! The Guardian. Becoming immersed in the anarchist movement such as it was meant inevitably that Stuart became increasingly aware that not only was the Spanish Civil War an important episode in anarchist history, but that the victors - General Franco and his henchmen were still in power and still behaving barbarically. Like Orwell, Christie's engagements and commitments never overshadow his ongoing search for justice. Most interesting to me were Christie's detailed accounts of the inner workings of the investigative and security forces in both Spain and Britain. In diplomatic terms. Jerry Cantwell rated it it was amazing Granny Made Me an Anarchist 14, I came to recognise that apparently kind people sometimes had a duplicitous side, while those with a reputation for cruelty sometimes showed themselves capable of great selflessness and generosity of spirit. Strangely employers weren't too keen on taking him on, despite the fact he'd been cleared of the charges against him. View 1 comment. Given that the opening scene of this riveting autobiography is a bitterly funny account of his trial for attempting to murder General Franco, it seems that the poor lady is being saddled with more responsibility than is fair. Return to Book Page. Anarchists and anti-authoritarians. Anyway, I've only scratched the surface of the book here, there's much more in it, and well worth the reading. And so, still only 18 years old Stuart was banged up in Carabanchel Prison in Madrid. And was not one to preen himself on his own importance. Paperbackpages. He faced a Granny Made Me an Anarchist trial and a possible execution sentence by garrotebut was instead sentenced to twenty years in prison. Given such forever undergrounders as Stuart Christie and Xavier Vinader [see note], it is all Granny Made Me an Anarchist impossible now to carry on in ignorance of authentic history. Not to mention the trojan work invested over the years into creating the Anarchist Film Archive, the best and most comprehensive on-line digital film archive, I believe. He tore up his membership card and found his political home with the Glasgow Federation of Anarchists. Stuart Christie obituary

By region. Other editions. The Anarchist resistance to Franco had two strands. More Details Charged with "Banditry and Terrorism," he served three years of his twenty-year sentence before international pressure from Bertrand Russell and Jean Paul Sartre among many othersas well as a note from his Mum, secured his release. Stuart Christie plus other British, French, Italian and Portuguese anarchist comrades were, during the s, to make up a little second internationalist wave of young activists ready to offer up their lives to the clandestine fight against Franco. So inStuart made his way back to London. This isn't a detached academic text or the work of a pop sociologist, this is how it was by someone who was there and can still remember what happened! He tore up his membership card and found his political home with the Glasgow Federation of Anarchists. Schools of thought. Violence only comes into the equation when people reach the limits beyond which the powers-that-be will permit no more reform. Mar 20, Emma rated it really liked it. His memoir Granny Made Me an Anarchist was published in In describing the author's participation in the politics of left wing protest during the Sixties and early Seventies, the book exposes the extent and nature of state sponsored violence against British citizens in defence of the establishment, including a discussion of conspiracies against the elected Labour government of Harold Wilson which have since been fully proven, but also of the role of the same government in undermining democratic protest and betraying the interests of the working class movement of the time. At only 18 years inhe links up with a Spanish Anarchist group and makes his way to Spain through France. Inafter the kidnapping in Paris of a Francoist banker, a special branch officer advised Christie and Brenda to leave their home in London for their own safety. The book works on so many lev An autobiography of Stuart Christie. Having been kitted out in Paris, Christie began to hitchhike south with the explosives wrapped around his body and wearing a Granny Made Me an Anarchist as an aid to getting lifts. If it weren't so off status quo, it should be a best-seller. When I was in exile in London because of my trial, Stuart Christie and a comrade of his refused to let me go out on my own. I hope the people at the Kate Sharpley Library won't be too miffed! This book is a great find for anyone who has trouble keeping idealistic in troubling times. Dec 16, Miquixote rated it really liked it Shelves: left-libertarian Granny Made Me an Anarchist, set-in- spainscottishpoliticsmemoirhistoryactivism4-gr-battle-royale. Luckily, he was out of the country at the time. When setting out or writing down his own story and that of his comrades, he always paid special attention to Granny Made Me an Anarchist details and anecdotes. I recall the name of course, but it sounded vaguely military to me and of course did have some involvement with violencewhich is ironic. In fact, one of the main planks of Anarchism is the removal of coercion and violence from all human relations. Facebook Twitter Pinterest. It is not necessary to agree with its point of view but it is necessary to acknowledge the evidence that our western democracies are violent and dangerous places, in which the alternative to being active citizens is to be complicit in our own oppression. Mar 16, Stephen CM rated it really liked it Shelves: politrixhistorics. A man of Granny Made Me an Anarchist charm, warmth and wit, Christie, who has died of cancer aged 74, got away with a year prison sentence and was eventually released after less than four years, only to find himself in prison several years later in Britain after being accused of being a member of the Angry Brigade, a group responsible for a series of explosions in London in the early s. View 1 comment. Podcast episode about the later history of the revolutionary union the Industrial Workers of the World s. He is a good storyteller and has a wry, self-deprecating sense of humour throughout. The story ends around with the death of Franco and the celebrations that followed, Granny Made Me an Anarchist is pretty much where the first edition ended as well. It offers Granny Made Me an Anarchist portrait of a certain Spain that was just staring to wake up economically thanks to Granny Made Me an Anarchist tourist trade and it comes from a young 18 year-old European alive to the cultural and counter-cultural developments of the day. For anyone troubled by the sorry state of things and searching for her or his own moral compass in the mud and muck of the world as we find it, this is essential reading. Sep 02, James Mcsporran rated it it was amazing. 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