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Loading... Black Flame: The Revolutionary Class Politics of Anarchism and Syndicalismby Lucien van der Walt, Michael Schmidt
Work InformationBlack Flame: The Revolutionary Class Politics of Anarchism and Syndicalism by Lucien van der Walt
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. A comprehensive, well-referenced look at the history and major ideological platforms of historical anarchism and syndicalism, from Bakunin and the First International to the major labor movements of the early 20th century. Recommended for anyone with an interest in those topics and the schism between anarchism and the Marx-Lenin school of socialism. ( ) ... This book is unlikely to end debates about “what is anarchism?” but it’s a useful (if not perfect) contribution to them. It’s also a great contribution to anarchist history. Not everyone will like the political choices they make, but anyone would be able to learn something from their work. But this is not just about history, nor just about the internal affairs of the anarchist movement. After the blind alley of authoritarian “socialism”, it’s about putting liberation back on the agenda, and how to make it a reality. It’s enjoyable to read something where the “big picture” is handled so confidently. Roll on volume two, a global history of anarchism. http://www.katesharpleylibrary.net/c2frv6 The author is a Nazi. https://libcom.org/forums/news/michael-schmidt-author-black-flame-exposed-white-... no reviews | add a review
Part one of a two-part history of the non-Marxist, libertarian form of socialism, aka anarchism. From its origins in the 18th century and the conflicts with Marx in the First International to insurrections, trade unions and specific anarchist organisations, the hidden history of an alternative tradition is revealed. The ideas about socialism so prevalent today, that it equates with state ownership, that is the perogative of the Party, that it has somehow failed, are all dismantled in this scholarly engagement with a complex ideology. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)320.57094Social sciences Political Science Political Science Political ideologies Anarchism Biography And History European anarchismLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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