Anarchism And Its Aspirations

From nineteenthcentury newspaper publishers to the protesters in theBattle of Seattle and the recent Greek uprising anarchists have long beenincited to action b... » 

From nineteenthcentury newspaper publishers to the protesters in theBattle of Seattle and the recent Greek uprising anarchists have long beenincited to action by the ideal of a free society of free individualsa transformed world in which people and communities relate to each otherintentionally and without hierarchy or domination. But what exactly would thatlook like and how can we get there? Anarchism and Its Aspirations providesan accessible overview of the history and hopeful future of this vision for abetter world. The book quickly brings even the uninitiated reader up to speedwith a crash course on some of the most influential anarchists in history andtheir ideas about how we might achieve the transformation of society. Fromthere the book looks at how these principles have been put into practice bygroups such as the Situationist International social ecologists Zapatistasantiglobalization activists and other directly democratic organizations andcommunities in their respective struggles against capitalism and state control.Laying out a clear introduction to some of the main ideas behind an oftenmisunderstood political philosophy Anarchism and Its Aspirations helps usimagine the vast possibility of a truly free and democratic society. CindyMilstein is an activist and educator from Vermont. She serves on the board ofthe Institute for Anarchist Studies coorganizes the Renewing the AnarchistTradition conference and is a collective member at Black Sheep Books. Heressays have appeared in several anthologies including Realizing theImpossible Confronting Capitalism and Globalize Liberation. «