Colin Ward

An archive of texts and documents by and about Colin Ward on libcom.org.

Squatting: the real story

100 page coffee table book on squatting in England and Wales, published in 1980.

A cartoon by Paul Petard of a male figure sitting in a chair reading a newspaper titled "Anarchy"

Review of "Anarchy in Action" by Colin Ward - Paul Petard

This review of the latest edition of Colin Ward's "Anarchy in Action" apeared in The Whinger number…

Cartoon by John Olday showing a load of Generals on top of tied up ordinary solidiers: "Who will come out on top?"

The Raven #29: World War Two

An issue of anarchist quarterly The Raven, published in 1995. Including historical and contemporary articles on World War Two.

Fundamentalism - Colin Ward

Talk at the Conway Hall, London, on Saturday 22nd October 1994, 2pm.

Cartoon "Moses getting a back view" illustrating a passage from Exodus in which Moses sees "the back parts" of God.

The Raven #25: Religion

1994 issue of anarchist journal The Raven, published by Freedom Press. Articles on Religion.

An uncredited black and white illustration of a small mud walled hut with a straw roof

The Raven #18: Anthropology Anarchism and Africa

An issue of the anarchist journal The Raven from 1992 with articles on anthropology and Africa. Contents of mixed quality and usefulness…

Raven 10 cover featuring an illustration by John Watson showing some angry letter "R"s attacking a child.

The Raven #10: On Education

An issue of the Raven journal dedicated to education. Published in 1990. As usual, contents of variable quality.

Front cover of the Raven #9 with a black and white illustration of a bird and a list of the contributors

The Raven #09 1990

Ninth issue of The Raven from January 1990. Contents of variable quality and usefulness.

Cover of The Raven issue 7 1989 showing the contents and a Kenneth Rexroth poem "The Scarecrow" illustrated by Clifford Harper

The Raven #07 1989

July 1989 issue of The Raven, including Colin Ward on (un)employment in the UK and Italy, Kropotkin as a historian of the French revolution, the…

photo of Colin Ward speaking at the International Anarchist Conference in Venice

The Path Not Taken - Colin Ward

Colin Ward contrasts working class self-help with the welfare state. From The Raven #3, 1987.

Witness for the Prosecution - Colin Ward

At the end of the 2nd World War, Colin Ward was a young soldier beginning to be interested in anarchist ideas. Here he describes how he was…

Wildcat #1 (army supplement) September 1974

Supplement to Wildcat #1, focussing on disaffection, mutiny and dessertion in the armed forces. Includes contributions from Philip Sansom and…