Marginal Notes on Comments on Society of the Spectacle: Giorgio Agamben
Giorgio Agambens notes on Debords Society of the Spectacle and its follow up Comments on Society of the Spectacle.
Communism has not yet begun - Claude Bitot
First published in 1995 in France: Section One, “The Historical Balance Sheet” includes chapters on: communist movements throughout history; Marx and Engels and communism; “Real” vs. “Formal” domination of capital and the importance of this distinction for understanding the failure of the old workers movements (capitalism was not “obsolete” prior to 1945). Section Two, “Perspectives”, contains an extensive discussion of: the economic roots of capitalism’s current crisis (the “final stage of its cycle”); the communist revolution; and socialism.
The Rise and Fall of the Angola Prison Chapter of the Black Panther Party: Herman Wallace
Submitted by Reddebrek on Jun 8 2017 14:10
A short history of the forming of the only Black Panther Party chapter in prison, its actions and the repression dealt to its militants by prison authorities.
Contains references to sexual violence.
Lovable Anarchism: Campus Protest in Japan From the 1990s to Today
A paper documenting several examples of recent protests by students and university employees on campuses in Japan following a period of privatisations and a move towards short term contracts.
Michael Bakunin - E. H. Carr
Though hostile, E. H. Carr's text on Bakunin (1937, republished with minor revisions in 1975) remains the standard biography of the man in the English language.
Statism and anarchy - Mikhail Bakunin
Containing his most fully-developed critique of Marx and his methods, Statism and Anarchy was Bakunin's only book-length publication in his lifetime.
On the abolition of all political parties - Simone Weil
Dissecting the dynamic of power and propaganda caused by party spirit, the increasing disregard for truth in favor of opinion, and the consequent corruption of education, journalism, and art, in “On the Abolition of All Political Parties,” Simone Weil forcefully makes the case that a true politics can only begin where party spirit ends.
The kingdom of god is within you - Leo Tolstoy
The Kingdom of God is Within You is Leo Tolstoy's classic text of Christian anarchism.
Japan's wartime use of colonial labour: Taiwan and Korea (1937-45)
Submitted by Reddebrek on May 31 2017 16:46
A thesis detailing the extent of the exploitation of colonial labourers of Taiwanese and Korean origin as Japan mobilised for war, the conditions of the workers and their resistance.
