The Book Lounge presents the Cape Town launch of
BLACK FLAME: the revolutionary class politics of anarchism and syndicalism
Lucien van der Walt & Michael Schmidt
'Black Flame' examines the anti-authoritarian class politics of the anarchist/syndicalist movement, and its 150 years of popular struggle on 5 continents. An indispensable conceptual and historical road map, with close attention to Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and Latin America, looking at its:
· Opposition to hierarchy, capitalism and the state
· Strategy: building revolutionary counter-power
· History: labour, community, anti-imperialism
· Agenda: participatory, cooperative economics
· Revolutions: Mexico, Spain, Ukraine, Korea
· Revival: today’s struggles
This groundbreaking volume has been praised by reviewers as "deeply impressive", "fascinating, revealing and often startling", "a grand work of synthesis", "remarkable" "outstanding", "inspired" and "a welcome antidote to Eurocentric accounts".
THURSDAY 11 MARCH 2010 @ 5.30 for 6.00
The Book Lounge, 71 Roeland Street (corner of Buitenkant), Cape Town
ALL WELCOME!
With thanks to Leopard's Leap Wines.
Please RSVP to booklounge@gmail.com / 021 462 2425.
MORE INFO: http://black-flame-anarchism.blogspot.com/
LAUNCH POSTER:
News, views & reviews of Lucien van der Walt & Michael Schmidt's groundbreaking, widely praised book, 'Black Flame: the revolutionary class politics of anarchism and syndicalism'. First of 2 volumes, 'Black Flame' re-examines anarchism's democratic class politics, vision of a decentralized economy, &1 50 year impact on popular struggles worldwide. Launched in Australia, Brazil, Britain, Canada, Germany, Mexico, New Zealand, South Africa, Sweden & USA.
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