On the United States and social movements: interview with Noam Chomsky
This recent interview with Noam Chomsky in Boston is part of a more general inquiry into social issues and activist movements in the United States, that we conducted over the past few months on the East Coast, from Baltimore and Philadelphia to New-York and Boston. The rest will be published soon.
One step beyond: Blockupy from blockades to the transnational strike
Connessioni Precarie discuss how, if we are to genuinely oppose austerity in Europe, then we must begin to build towards a transnational strike.
Owen Jones’s dangerous illusion
Submitted by Phil on Apr 27 2015 15:43
A response to ‘A cruel society is being built. Voting Labour begins the fightback’ by Owen Jones.
Red years, black years: anarchist resistance to fascism in Italy
Submitted by Steven. on Apr 6 2015 18:45
A detailed pamphlet on the history of the Italian anarchist resistance to fascism from the 1920s to 1945 and beyond by region. First published in 1973, translated to English by Alan Hunter and published in 1989 by ASP.
Ninth-century Muslim anarchists - Patricia Crone
Submitted by Steven. on Mar 17 2015 23:20
Interesting article from 2000 by Patricia Crone about groups of essentially anarchist Muslims from southern Iraq in the ninth century.
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 Anonymous 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.
