Rebel Alliances: The Means and Ends of Contemporary British Anarchisms - Softcover
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A philosophical perspective on class-struggle anarchism in Britain today that identifies the main principles distinguishing this tradition from competing Leninist, liberal and social democratic groupings. From these key characteristics, Franks then constructs an 'ideal-type' of anarchism against which the theory and practice of contemporary groups are assessed. All the recurring concerns of anarchism are subjected to his scrutiny: the nature of the revolutionary subject; workplace and community organising; violence and the meaning of direct action.
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"Benjamin Franks Rebel Alliances will be of interest to anyone who is serious about examining the deeper theoretical underpinnings of contemporary anarchism(s), and their basis in the social movements of the present. From the winning allusion of the title - a neat usage of bricolage of that most influential generational marker of pop culture, Star Wars - to the interweaving of theoretical analysis set against political practice, the book clearly succeeds in its aim of being as much a contribution to the movement under consideration, as it does a scholarly study. Indeed it may be argued, that this text represents the first consistent attempt to explore the philosophical background of contemporary class struggle anarchism(s) as it directly relates to those same movements recent history. Franks sets out to examine the ethical dimensions of anarchist and autonomist currents, framed through a critical overview of moral philosophical concepts, and their practical political applications." --Christian Garland, Radical Philosophy Volume 142
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This title offers a philosophical perspective on class-struggle anarchism in Britain today that identifies the main principles distinguishing this tradition from competing Leninist, liberal and social democratic groupings. From these key characteristics, Franks then constructs an 'ideal-type' of anarchism - a distinctive anarchist ethic - against which the theory and practice of contemporary groups are assessed. All the recurring concerns of anarchism are subject to this scrutiny; the nature of the revolutionary subject; workplace and community organising; violence and pacifism; the meaning of direct action; and propaganda by word and deed.
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- PublisherAK Press
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 1904859402
- ISBN 13 9781904859406
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages240
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