A lengthy review and critique of a book which contains a selection of writings by members of the (First) International. It is wasted opportunity as the Marxist editor’s biases (and ignorance) means the introduction and selection of texts are skewed.
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The Dispossessed at 50
An article marking the 50th anniversary of the publication of Ursula Le Guin’s classic Science-Fiction novel, The Dispossessed. It discusses what anarchists can gain from it as well as defending it from critics (who seem not to have paid much attention to what it had to say). It first appeared in Black Flag Anarchist Review Vol. 4 No. 3 (Autumn 2024)
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Review: The CNT in the Spanish Revolution
Review of an essential book for understanding the CNT and the Spanish Revolution.
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Review: Individualism versus Egoism
A review of two books by individualists, one a collection of texts by Émile Armand and Stirner’s Critics. Indicates why Stirner is still worth reading while Armand is not. If libertarian communism is not in our self-interest, in whose interest is it?
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Review: Romancing the revolution
A review of an interesting book on the reaction to the Russian Revolution within the British left at the time. It shows how many on the left went from supporting the revolution due to its increase in democracy to defeating the Bolshevik dictatorship in a few years. It appeared in Anarcho-Syndicalist Review No. 73 (Spring 2018)
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