Remembering Kate Austin, Missouri anarchist & feminist ‘An early freethought and free love advocate, Austin was among those influenced by the legacy of the…
Blind Spot : Manuel Huet and the libertarian underground in France Manuel ‘Manolo’ Huet Piera was part of the anarcho-syndicalist action groups in the years before the…
Freedom Press pamphlets An overview of the early pamphlets published by Freedom Press. Written by Barry Pateman for Kate Sharpley Library.
Slaughter or slander? Notes on the Albert Meltzer-George Woodcock conflict London anarchist Albert Meltzer was a longstanding critic of non-revolutionary and ‘intellectual’ trends described as ‘new anarchism’ or ‘militant liberalism’ (depending on your point of view). Part of this was his conflict with the Canadian writer George Woodcock. I want to examine that conflict and when and how it arose in particular.
Mayday and Anarchism : Remembrance and Resistance From Haymarket to Now This pamphlet shows the history of Mayday, and the differing ways in which Anarchists have responded…
Fellow Worker : Barry Pateman reviews Cole, Struthers, and Zimmer, Wobblies of the World Formed in June 1905 at a Chicago conference, the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) immediately set out to break up the existing American labour landscape.
A tribute to David Nicoll (1859-1919) In March 2019 it’s a hundred years since the death of David Nicoll, anarchist speaker, writer, editor, poet and activist.
A beautiful idea: history of the Freedom Press anarchists by Rob Ray [Book review] A review of Rob Ray's 2018 history of Freedom Press taken from KSL: the Bulletin of the Kate…
Portrait of the artist as a wanted man: Philip Ruff’s search for Peter the Painter Review of a 2018 book telling the story behind the Siege of Sidney Street, and telling the story of…
Rejecting the Legend An anarchist veteran of the Durruti column takes issue with uncritical views of the Spanish Revolution.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist by Alexander Berkman, annotated and introduced by Jessica Moran and Barry Pateman [Book review] Review of the annotated and expanded edition of Berkman's classic Prison Memoirs,…
Leaflet protesting the execution of members of the Tallion group Information about nine anarchist members of the Tallion anti-Franco resistance group who were…
