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Three decades of critical anarchist thought on major historical moments and social issues.
Visions and Interventions covers major movements in world history over the past three decades, as well as small moments of insight and reflection. Readers will find examinations of the potential for anarchist dreams and practices, dispatches from uprisings and campaigns, notes on ways in which anarchism shapes and is shaped by daily life, examples of anarchist thought and organizing around the world, and historical elements that help us understand and better shape the future. The collection, organized into five sections, includes works by movement luminaries, grassroots organizers, philosophers, artists and comrades from around the globe.
This collection is a retrospective of Perspectives on Anarchist Theory, the long-running journal of the Institute for Anarchist Studies, an organization that supports the development of anarchism, and acts as a grant-giving organization for radical writers and translators.
Includes essays by: Joel Olsen, Cindy Crabb, Victoria Law, and Colectivo Situaciones, among others. Interviewees include Barbara Epstein, Cedric Robinson, Howard Zinn, Arif Dirlik, and Walidah Imarisha.Brief description:
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"In this moment of cascading crises and mounting resistance, this collection is a perfectly timed resource for all of us working on caring for each other and fighting back. Packed with useful analysis and stories of purposeful action from many places and movements, this book is fuel for the work we must do right now." --Dean Spade, author of Mutual Aid and Love in a F*cked Up World
"Thirty years is an impressive length of time to sustain any independent media project, let alone one as radical and ambitious as Perspectives on Anarchist Theory. What was once a humble newsletter has blossomed into one of our premier anarchist publications, one that remains committed to publishing writers from the front lines of the global struggle and with a wide range of experiences in anarchist intellectual and movement circles. This collection lovingly compiles pieces from each era of the journal's long life. Here, you'll find thoughtful essays on organizing, on Occupy, on parenting and exercise and rebellion and much more besides. It has never been easy to live an anarchist life, but Perspectives makes that dream feel accessible, and the mission clear. Buy this for the anarcho-curious young radical in your life, stand back, and watch them soar." --Kim Kelly, author of Fight Like Hell
"Dangerous times demand dangerous books and Visions and Interventions certainly rises to that challenge." --Tom Morello, Rage Against the Machine
"During a time of unbridled reaction, Visions and Interventions is a refreshing resource for thinking outside the limits of our current rules and rulers. . . . What matters here is the capacity of everyday peoples' imaginations to shape liberation." --George Katsiaficas, activist and author of The Subversion of Politics
"For thirty years the IAS has sought to widen the scope of anarchist theory. This collection from their newsletter-cum-journal Perspectives includes the expected discussions of mutual aid and critiques of the state but also invites us to question our assumptions about theater, science fiction, ambulances, gym culture, motherhood--the whole of society and the minutiae of daily life." --Kristian Williams, author of Our Enemies in Blue: Police and Power in America and Resist Everything Except Temptation: The Anarchist Philosophy of Oscar Wilde