The Spanish Anarchists: The Heroic Years, 1868-1936
The seminal history of Spanish anarchism: from its earliest inception to the organizations that claimed over two million members on the eve of the 1936 Revolution. It has been hailed as a masterpiece.
Against all tyranny! Essays on anarchism in Brazil - Edgar Rodriguez, Renato Ramos and Alexandre Samis
Submitted by Steven. on Feb 23 2015 15:39
A short collection of writings on the anarchist movement in Brazil from the late 19th century onwards, published in 2003 by the Kate Sharpley Library.
'Clasismo' and the workers: 'Sindicalismo de Liberacion' in the Cordoban automobile industry, 1970-1975 - James P. Brennan
Submitted by Ed on Feb 18 2015 18:49
An in-depth study of radicalism in the Cordoban car manufacturing industry, with focus on the activities and fortunes on the revolutionary clasismo movement.
Russian anarchists in the labour movement in the early 20th century - Anatoly Dubovik
Submitted by Karetelnik on Feb 17 2015 21:56
In Soviet historiography, the social basis of Russian anarchism was routinely ascribed to the petite-bourgeoisie. This legend has persisted into the post-Soviet period, despite a lack of empirical evidence. Using the database he has painstakingly constructed over many years, the Ukrainian researcher Anatoly Dubovik seeks to deal with this question scientifically by means of a statistical analysis.
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
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.
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