Unruly equality
Subtitle: U.S. anarchism in the twentieth century
By: Andrew Cornell
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 399
ISBN-13: 9780520286733; 9780520286757
Subjects: Anarchism; History
Other titles: U.S. anarchism in the twentieth century
Description: "In this highly accessible social and intellectual history of American anarchism in the United States, Andrew Cornell reveals an amazing continuity and development across the twentieth century. Far from fading away, anarchists dealt with major events such as the rise of Communism, the New Deal, atomic warfare, the black freedom struggle, and a succession of artistic avant-gardes stretching from 1915 to 1975. This book traces U.S. anarchism as it evolved from the creed of poor immigrants militantly opposed to capitalism early in the twentieth century to one that today sees resurgent appeal among middle-class youth and foregrounds ecology, feminism, and opposition to cultural alienation"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-369) and index.
Table of contents: title: Anarchist apogee, 1916; title: The red and black scare, 1917-1924; title: A movement of defense, of emergency, 1920-1929; title: The unpopular front, 1930-1939; title: Anarchism and revolutionary nonviolence, 1940-1948; title: Anarchism and the avant-garde, 1942-1956; title: Anarchism and the Black freedom struggle, 1955-1964; title: New Left and countercultural anarchism, 1960-1972; title: Epilogue : from the 1970s to Occupy Wall Street.