Book launch for two landmark books on anarchist communism

Book launch event in London for two books on anarchist communism

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Submitted by Battlescarred on November 1, 2022

About this event
Recently two important books on anarchist communism have appeared. They both seek to reclaim the tradition of anarchist communism, and both have been written by veterans of the anarchist communist movement. The first to appear has been A Defence of Anarchist Communism by Brian Morris, followed by The Idea: Anarchist Communism, Past, Present and Future. Brian has been defending the “integrity, importance and contemporary relevance of anarchist communism as a historical movement and as a political tradition” for more than 40 years in pamphlets, articles, books and letters. In Defence of Anarchist Communism is a very valuable book, and one that will hopefully rehabilitate anarchist communism and bring it to the attention of many new readers. As Brian writes: “…it is important to recognise and stress the vitality and continuing relevance of anarchist communism as a political tradition. Like all social movements, anarchist communism is complex, diverse, and ever-changing, open and responding to new events and new ideas…”

Nick Heath’s book seeks to rehabilitate the current of anarchist-communism and make it better known and understood; and to renovate and modernise it. It offers a prehistory of the idea of anarchist communism, its origins in the First International and extensive chapters on the history of anarchist communism in Europe, the Americas, and Asia. As such it will be the first comprehensive work on anarchist communism, one where it is not sidelined or where it ends up as a footnote.

Both authors will present their books and there will be time for questions and answers. There will be food and refreshments provided.

The event is sponsored by Housmans Bookshop, who will be providing a stall.

Come along to find out about the amazing idea of anarchist communism!

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Anarchist Communism: Launch of Two Landmark Books
Eventbrite - Anarchist Communist Group presents Anarchist Communism: Launch of Two Landmark Books - Saturday, November 19, 2022 at May Day Rooms, London, England. Find event and ticket information.
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Steven.

1 year 4 months ago

Submitted by Steven. on November 2, 2022

Hi, thanks for posting this and hope the event goes well! Just one small thing: for future reference, event advertisements like this should be posted as a Discussion, not a Article. So to post one, just click Submit content, then Discussion (this is equivalent to Forum posts on the old version of the site)

Battlescarred

1 year 4 months ago

Submitted by Battlescarred on November 2, 2022

OK will do in future

Steven.

1 year 4 months ago

Submitted by Steven. on November 2, 2022

thanks!

Battlescarred

1 year 4 months ago

Submitted by Battlescarred on November 18, 2022

Tomorrow at 2pm!!

Battlescarred

1 year 4 months ago

Submitted by Battlescarred on November 19, 2022

Today!

Battlescarred

1 year 4 months ago

Submitted by Battlescarred on November 26, 2022

Podcast of the book launch here:
Anchor: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/SGND9eCtavb

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4U0sq0MSFWwEZml9Muncl7?si=8605eaa91d974d08

Agent of the I…

1 year 1 month ago

Submitted by Agent of the I… on February 8, 2023

Will any of these two books become part of the library?

Fozzie

1 year 1 month ago

Submitted by Fozzie on February 8, 2023

Unlikely any time soon, imo, unless the publishers do a free online version themselves.