Sewing Freedom: Philip Josephs, Transnationalism & Early New Zealand Anarchism - Softcover

Jared Davidson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1849351325 ISBN 13: 9781849351324

Publisher: AK Press, 2013

Synopsis

Sewing Freedom is the first in-depth study of anarchism in New Zealand during the turbulent years of the early-20th century - a time of wildcat strikes, industrial warfare, and a radical working class counter-culture. Interweaving biography, cultural history, and an array of archival sources, this engaging account unravels the anarchist-cum-bomber stereotype by piecing together the life of Philip Josephs - a Latvian-born Jewish tailor, antimilitarist, and founder of the Wellington Freedom Group. Anarchists like Josephs not only existed in the 'Workingman's Paradise' that was New Zealand, but were a lively part of its labour movement and the class struggle that swept through the country, imparting uncredited influence and ideas. Sewing Freedom places this neglected movement within the global anarchist upsurge, and unearths the colourful activities of New Zealand's most radical advocates for social and economic change. Includes illustrations by Icky from Justseeds and a foreword by Barry Pateman (Kate Sharpley Library Archivist and Associate Editor at the Emma Goldman Papers).

About this title

About the Author

Jared Davidson is an independent historian, a member of the Labour History Project and Kapito Books Workers' Co-operative. His first book, Remains to be Seen: Tracing Joe Hill's Ashes in New Zealand, was published in 2011.

Edition details

• Publisher: AK Press
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1849351325
• ISBN 13: 9781849351324
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Alec Icky Dunn
• Number of pages: 173