Monthly Archives: May 2007

Beer, Plumbers, and Anarchists – Two new books

Posted on May 31, 2007 by CWM

The following new books may be of interest: Tom Goyens’s forthcoming Beer and Revolution: The German Anarchist Movement in New York City, 1880-1914 will be attractive to anyone with an interest in anarchism, New York’s radical history, and/or oppositional culture … Continue reading →

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News Round-up (May 24, 2007)

Posted on May 24, 2007 by CWM

* * * Yesterday, the Spanish Supreme Court refused to accept the admission of new evidence that could have helped efforts to force a revision of the trial in which Catalan anarchist Salvador Puig Antich was condemned to death. Puig … Continue reading →

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A Somewhat Recent News Round-up

Posted on May 18, 2007 by CWM

* * * The brain and skull of Giovanni Passannante, an Italian anarchist, are finally buried more than a century after he tried to kill King Umberto I, although the interment occurs under a cloak of secrecy. [NYTimes] * * … Continue reading →

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Radical History of New York: Two New Books

Posted on May 11, 2007 by CWM

Anyone with an interest in New York’s radical history–or that of American cities generally–will welcome the publication of the following two books: * Resistance: A Radical Political and Social History of the Lower East Side by Clayton Patterson (Editor) (New … Continue reading →

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The Revolutionary Institutions: The Central Committee of Anti-Fascist Militias

Posted on May 10, 2007 by CWM

Anarchists played a pivotal role in the early phase of the Spanish Civil War of 1936-1939, particularly in Catalonia. They led the resistance to Franco’s forces, their organizations and unions structured social life during the tumult, and they alone had … Continue reading →

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Arif Dirlik: Kısa Bir Biyografi ve Seçilmiş Kitaplar

Posted on May 10, 2007 by CWM

Arif Dirlik’in başlangaçtaki niyeti bir nükleer fizik uzmanı olmaktı. Mersin’de 1940 yılında (annesine göre 1941) doğan Dirlik mühendislik üzerine lisans öğrenimi gördükten sonra, bilim konusunda eğitim görmek üzere Rochester Üniversitesi’ne yazıldı. Kente geldikten kısa bir süre sonra bilim konusundan tümüyle … Continue reading →

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Çin Anarşizminin Boyutları: Arif Dirlik ile Söyleşi

Posted on May 10, 2007 by CWM

Chuck Morse Anarşistler 1905′den 1930′a kadar Çin kültürü ve siyaseti üzerinde geniş bir etki alanına sahiptiler. Dönemin, ortaya çıkmaya başlayan toplumsal radikalizminde merkez bir konuma sahiptiler ve etkinlikleri daha sonraki onyıllarda gelişen devrimci hareketler üzerinde önemli izler bıraktı. Çin anarşist … Continue reading →

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Radicale Steden en Sociale Revolutie: Een interview met Janet Biehl

Posted on May 10, 2007 by CWM

[Vertaling: Johny Lenaerts] De abstractheid en programmatische leegte die zo kenmerkend zijn voor de hedendaagse radicale theorie duiden op een ernstige crisis bij links. Het impliceert het opgeven van het geloof dat het ideaal van een coöperatieve, egalitaire samen- leving … Continue reading →

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Janet Biehl: Short Biography & Selected Works (Dutch)

Posted on May 10, 2007 by CWM

Janet Biehl heeft altijd tegen de stroom in geroeid. Ze is geboren in 1953 in Cincinnati, Ohio, en sloot zich niet aan bij de radicale bewegingen van de zestiger jaren, zoals vele van haar leeftijdsgenoten. Ze beschrijft zichzelf daarentegen in … Continue reading →

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Chi è Janet

Posted on May 10, 2007 by CWM

Janet Biehl è sempre andata controcorrente. Nata nel 1953 a Cincinnati, nell’Ohio, non ha partecipato ai movimenti degli anni sessanta come molti dei suoi coetanei. Parlando di se stessa in quel periodo si definisce una persona senza grilli in testa. … Continue reading →

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