Homage to Catalonia

Who recommended it

1. 

   Timothy Snyder American historian (born 1969)

   Explicit recommendation

   One of five picks in the 2012 Five Books interview “The best books on Dissent”.

   The best books on Dissent↗ Interviewfivebooks.com Five Books · 25 Jan 2012 · checked 12 Nov 2026

2. 

   Timothy Garton Ash British historian and author

   Explicit recommendation

   One of five picks in the 2011 Five Books interview “The best books on The History of the Present”.

   The best books on The History of the Present↗ Interviewfivebooks.com Five Books · 15 Apr 2011 · checked 12 Nov 2026

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