social movements

Communalism: from its origins to the 20th century - Kenneth Rexroth

Submitted by Ross Arctor on Oct 3 2014 14:59

Kenneth Rexroth's history of radical and religious communes. Available in text and as a PDF.

The anarcho-syndicalist movement in China in 1910s and 1920s - Vadim Damier

Submitted by Foristaruso on Jun 4 2014 05:14

Notes on the early 20th century history of anarcho-syndicalism in China by Vadim Damier.

On the Passage of a Few Thousand People Through a Brief Period of Time

The deployment of austerity measures in Portugal gives the context to several resistance struggles and events that come under detailed description and analysis from a critical perspective.

Forconi: the new pitchfork protest

Submitted by StrugglesInItaly on Dec 17 2013 09:40

The new “pitchfork” protest – nationwide this time – was announced weeks ago but it still seems to have taken the whole country by surprise. It began on 9 December and is still going on today, the organizers declaring that they won’t stop until the Letta government collapses.

Anarchism in the Chinese revolution - Arif Dirlik

Submitted by Anonymous on Dec 5 2013 16:59

Dirlik "Anarchism in the Chinese Revolution" cover

The best book on early 20th century Chinese anarchist history, with broad theoretical considerations about China's revolutionary encounter with global capitalist modernity.

Dispersing power: Social movements as anti-state forces - Raul Zibechi

Raul Zibechi is one of Latin America's leading political theorists. His, his first book translated into English, is a historical analysis of social struggles in Bolivia and the forms of community power instituted by that country's indigenous Aymara.

Reds and Wobblies: working-class radicalism and the state in New Zealand 1915-1925

Submitted by kropotcorn on Oct 23 2013 02:23

Talk presented at the National Library of New Zealand, 22 October 2013, by Jared Davidson about New Zealand's radical history. More images are available here.