Cartography of Revolutionary Anarchism
By: Michael Schmidt
Publisher: AK Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Oakland, USA; Edinburgh, UK
Language: eng
Translated from: fre
Translation of: Cartographie de l’anarchisme révolutionnaire
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9781849351386
Copyright date: 2013
Other titles: Cartographie de l’anarchisme révolutionnaire
Description: A concise history of the significance and global reach of mass organized anarchism, tracing its syndicalist origins to Mexico in 1869, then Spain, spreading to Egypt and Uruguay by 1872, then to Cuba and the United States by 1883, its dramatic rise to labor dominance throughout Latin America, and its radicalizing minority influence in Asia, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Oceania and Sub-Saharan Africa. Historian Michael Schmidt identifies five "waves" of labor militancy that define anarchist organizing over the past 150 years, explaining the central features of each. He also explores the industrial and social foundations of anarchism/syndicalism, and during each of the "waves," interrogates key documents debating the vital relationship between the militant minority and the working and poor masses.
Table of contents: title: Introduction
pagenum: 1; title: The First Wave, 1868–1894
pagenum: 31; title: The Second Wave, 1895–1923
pagenum: 45; title: The Third Wave, 1924–1949
pagenum: 75; title: The Fourth Wave, 1950–1989
pagenum: 95; title: The Fifth Wave, 1990-Today
pagenum: 111; title: Conclusion
pagenum: 127; title: Acknowledgments
pagenum: 133; title: Notes
pagenum: 135; title: About the Author
pagenum: 162; title: About AK Press
pagenum: 163; title: Praise for Cartography of Revolutionary Anarchism
pagenum: 164