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Luddites

A few clarifications on anti-work - Bruno Astarian

A historical perspective by Bruno Astarian on anti-work and its current expression in proletarian struggles. Translated by 'Ediciones Inéditos'.
Cartoon depicting the fictional Luddite leader Ned Ludd

The Luddites: machine-breaking in regency England

A historical overview and analysis of the Luddite movement 1811-1816 which swept parts of the UK as workers smashed machines to defend their jobs…
Illustration of a Luddite

Who were the Luddites?

A brief overview of the Luddite movement: militant textile workers in the UK who fought against job losses and deskilling brought about by the…

Luddite Martyrs Day, anarchism and the politics of re-enactment

A short account of a rowdy anarchist intervention in a Luddite historical reenactment and its…
Luddites

Luddite Bicentenary

This year marks the 200th anniversary of the Luddites, a social movement of textile artisans from around Northern England and the Midlands. Here…

The machine breakers - Eric Hobsbawm

The purpose of this essay is clearly stated: to defend British labour movements against what E. P. Thompson was later to call 'the enormous…

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