A Critical Hidden History of King Mob - David Wise

An expansive memoir of English Situationist-influenced group King Mob, by one of its members. Written 1999-2003 and originally published on the Revolt Against Plenty website in 2007.

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Text and most images from: https://web.archive.org/web/20160312162652/http://www.revoltagainstplenty.com/index.php/archive-local/93-a-hidden-history-of-king-mob.html

Libcom note: This was published as book and e-book by Bread & Circuses in 2014. Details here. Also AK USA.

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