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,AU?OR 3 ,IA9 ,MC,KAY 

,TEXT 3 

,AN>*ISM3 ,A ,V]Y ,%ORT ,9TRODUCTION 

,COL9 ,W>D 

,OX=D ,UNIV]SITY ,PRESS 

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,COL9 ,W>D'S NEW BOOK IS AN 9TRODUCTION TO AN>*ISM1 PRODUC$ AS P>T ( ! 0V]Y %ORT 9TRODUCTION0 S]IES ( ! ,OX=D ,UNIV]SITY ,PRESS4 ,W>D1 = ANYONE :O DOES NOT KN[1 IS ONE ( ,BRITA9'S MO/ FAM\S AN>*I/S WRIT]S4 ,HIS WORK1 ON NUM]\S SUBJECTS1 IS UNI=MLY EXCELL5T &1 UNSURPRIS+LY1 ?IS NEW BOOK IS AS GOOD AS Y\ W\LD EXPECT4 

,HE PA9TS A COMPELL+ PICTURE ( AN>*ISM AS A PEOPLE'S MOVEM5T1 OPPOS$ TO BO? ! /ATE & CAPITALISM4 ,HE COV]S ! MAJOR MOM5TS ( AN>*ISM'S REVOLUTION>Y A*IEVEM5T AS WELL AS PROVID+ A GOOD SUMM>Y ( ITS MAJOR IDEAS & IDEALS4 ,9 MANY WAYS ?IS LITTLE BOOK FEELS LIKE A SEQUEL ( ,W>D'S CLASSIC 0,AN>*Y 9 ,ACTION0 & IS AS 9SPIR+ AS ?AT BOOK IS4 ,AS 9 ?AT BOOK1 HE COV]S F$]ALISM & FRE$OM 9 $UCATION AS WELL AS DISCUSS+ ECOLOGY & ! BLI<TS ( CRIME1 WORK1 NATIONALISM & FUNDAM5TALISM FROM A LIB]T>IAN P]SPECTIVE4 ,NE$LESS TO SAY1 HE ALSO DISCUSSES ! ,SPANI% REVOLUTION & M5TIONS ! AN>*I/ ROLE 9 ! ,MEXICAN & ,RUSSIAN REVOLUTIONS4 ,HE CORRECTLY NOTES ?AT ! ,ZAPATI/AS 9 ! ,*IAPAS & ! L&LESS PEASANT MOVEM5T 9 ,BRAZIL >E MOD]N CONT9UATIONS ( ! AN>*I/ 9FLU5C$ ASPECTS ( ! ,MEXICAN REVOLUTION4 ,SADLY !RE IS NO M5TION ( ,>G5T9A'S POPUL> ASSEMBLIES & OCCUPI$ FACTORIES AL?\< ,W>D DOES M5TION ! ANTI-CAPITALI/ MOVEM5T & PROTE/S ( REC5T YE>S4 

,A P>TICUL>LY NOTEWOR?Y ASPECT ( ! BOOK IS ,W>D'S M5TION ( NON-,WE/]N AN>*I/ TRADITIONS SU* AS ,JAPANESE1 ,*9ESE & ,AFRICAN AN>*ISM4 ,HE USES !M TO ILLU/RATE ! T5D5CY = LIB]T>IAN IDEAS TO DEVELOP 9 DIFF]5T CULTURES & DIFF]5T TIMES4 ,HE ALSO GIVES OV] TWO *APT]S TO SPECIFIC =MS ( AN>*ISM1 NAMELY GRE5 & 9DIVIDUALI/4 ,HE USEFULLY L9KS AN>*I/ IDEAS TO MOD]N ECOLOGICAL CONC]NS & IDEAS1 %[+ H[ AN>*ISM HAS ADVOCAT$ IDEAS ON DEC5TRALIZATION & ECOLOGY :I* PR$ATE ! 0(FICIAL0 GRE5 MOVEM5T BY DECADES4 

,W>D ALSO SUMM>IZES ! CONTRIBUTION ( SU* NOTABLE 9DIVIDUALI/ AN>*I/S LIKE ,/IRN] & ,TUCK]4 ,HE ALSO EXPOSES ! NONS5SE ?AT !Y CAN BE CONSID]$ =EFA!RS ( ! SO-CALL$ 0LIB]T>IAN0 RI<T1 RI<TLY REJECT+ ANY SUGGE/ION ?AT ! LIKES ( ,RO?B>D & O!R IDEOLOGUES = 0UNTRAMMEL$ M>KET CAPITALISM0 >E AN>*I/S4 ,SADLY1 NOT A FEW 0EXP]TS0 LUMP !SE PROP]T>IANS 7A MORE ACCURATE DESCRIPTION ( !IR IDEOLOGY7 9 ) G5U9E LIB]T>IANS SIMPLY BECAUSE !Y HAVE APPROPRIAT$ ! NAME 0AN>*I/0 & 0LIB]T>IAN0 TO DESCRIBE !IR REACTION>Y IDEOLOGIES4 ,9 REALITY1 G5U9E AN>*I/S HAVE ALWAYS BE5 AS CRITICAL ( CAPITALI/ PROP]TY RI<TS AS !Y HAVE BE5 ( ! /ATE4 ,ANY LIB]T>IAN :O CONSID]S ! 0LIB]T>IAN0 RI<T AS FRI5DS OR BE+ RELAT$ TO AN>*ISM REALLY >E IGNORANT ( :AT BO? SIDES /& = &1 MOREOV]1 A TOTAL LIABILITY TO ! MOVEM5T4 

,( C\RSE NO BOOK IS P]FECT4 ,!RE IS NO REAL DISCUSSION ( :Y AN>*I/S /RESS ! NE$ = DIRECT ACTION AS A MEANS ( SOCIAL *ANGE OR1 SURPRIS+LY1 :Y WE REJECT ! BALLOT BOX4 ,EQUALLY1 ! AN>*I/ ROLE 9 RESI/+ FASCISM 9 ,ITALY IS NOT DISCUSS$ 9 SPITE ( ITS OBVI\S RELEVANCE TODAY4 ,SIMIL>LY ! MAJOR S*OOLS ( AN>*ISM1 NAMELY AN>*I/-COMMUNISM & AN>*O-SYNDICALISM1 >E NOT REALLY DEF9$4 ,! =M] W]E AS CONC]N$ AB\T ! ORGANIZ$ 9DU/RIAL WORK]S AS AN AG5T ( *ANGE AS ! LATT] & BO? /RESS ! NE$ TO ORGANIZE ALL WORK]S1 NOT JU/ ?OSE 9 FACTORIES4 

,9 ADDITION1 :5 ,W>D ASS]TS ?AT AN>*I/S 0>E SELDOM TO BE F\ND 9 ! DIM9I%+ WORLD ( C>E] EMPLOYM5T 9 =MAL 9DU/RY OR BUREAUCRACY0 ,I HAVE TO DISAGREE4 ,9 ALL MY TIME 9 ! MOVEM5T ! VA/ MAJORITY ( ! AN>*I/S ,I HAVE MET HAVE BE5 EI!R WAGE SLAVES 7AS ,I AM N[7 9 CAPITALI/ 5T]PRISES OR ! /ATE BUREAUCRACY OR /UD5TS 7AS ,I ONCE WAS74 ,&1 CONTRA ,W>D1 HAV+ WORK$ 9 A SMALL BUS9ESS1 ,I CAN SAY ?AT :ILE ! [N]S 7AS =M] WORK]S7 DID NOT WANT TO BE WAGE SLAVES !Y HAD NO PROBLEM ) BE+ BOSSES4 ,! WORK=CE WAS ORD]$ AB\T & EXPLOIT$ AS 9 ANY L>G] CAPITALI/ FIRM4 

,AS SU*1 AN>*O-SYNDICALI/S 7LIKE O!R REVOLUTION>Y AN>*I/S7 WILL NOT AGREE ) ,W>D ?AT SMALL BUS9ESSES >E A HAV5 ( COOP]ATIVE LABOR BETWE5 EQUALS &1 !RE=E1 CONSID] ! CLASSICAL =MS ( AN>*ISM 9 ! WORKPLACE 7CLASS /RUGGLE1 DIRECT ACTION1 UNIONS1 SOLID>ITY7 AS /ILL EXTREMELY RELEVANT4 ,SO :ILE ,W>D IS RI<T TO NOTE ?AT 0BE+ Y\R [N BOSS0 IS AN IMPORTANT LIB]T>IAN T5D5CY 9 SOCIETY1 ,I FEEL HE HAS OV]E/IMAT$ ITS POT5TIAL AS IT IS EXPRESS$ N[4 ,:E!R ?IS FEEL+ CAN BE US$ TO PROMOTE CO-OP]ATIVES OR A DESIRE = A SOCIAL REVOLUTION TO ABOLI% CAPITALISM ) WORK]S' SELF-MANAGEM5T IS A TASK AN>*I/S %\LD SET !MSELVES4 

,:I* PO9TS TO A FLAW 9 HIS DEF9ITION ( AN AN>*I/ ORGANIZATION4 ,W>D >GUES ?AT !Y %\LD BE VOLUNT>Y1 FUNCTIONAL1 TEMPOR>Y & SMALL4 ,YET SURELY ANY G5U9E AN>*I/ ORGANIZATION MU/ ALSO BE P>TICIPATORY AS WELL4 ,)\T SELF-MANAGEM5T1 VOLUNT>Y ASSOCIATION SIMPLY MEANS PICK+ Y\R MA/]4 ,LITTLE WOND] AN>*I/S HAVE SUPPORT$ IT FROM ,PR\DHON ONW>DS4 ,SIMIL>LY1 :5 ,W>D /ATES ?AT AN>*I/ ORGANIZATIONS >E SMALL & TEMPOR>Y ,I FEEL HE IS SIMPLY WRONG4 ,SIZE & P]MAN5CE >E A MATT] ( :AT IS APPROPRIATE = :AT ! ORGANIZATION DOES4 ,SOME ORGANIZATIONS MAY HAVE TO BE 7RELATIVELY7 L>GE 7HOPEFULLY A*IEV$ BY F$]ALISM74 ,O!R ORGANIZATIONS WILL HAVE TO BE P]MAN5T 7! RAIL NETWORK & HEAL? C>E SPR+ TO M9D74 ,AS SU*1 ,I W\LD SUGGE/ ?AT A !ORY ( AN>*I/ ORGANIZATION MU/ BE VOLUNT>Y1 P>TICIPATORY1 FUNCTIONAL & ( APPROPRIATE SIZE & P]MAN5CE4 

,H[EV]1 ! KEY PROBLEM 9 ! BOOK IS EASY TO SEE4 ,W>D1 CORRECTLY1 ROOTS AN>*ISM 9 ! ACTIVITIES ( PEOPLE DUR+ NORMAL 7NON-REVOLUTION>Y7 TIMES1 %[+ H[ SOME KEY AN>*I/ IDEAS 7LIKE F$]ALISM7 HAVE BE5 & >E BE+ APPLI$ BY NON-AN>*I/S TO MEET REAL NE$S & SOLVE REAL PROBLEMS4 ,HIS *APT] ON WORK+ CLASS SELF-HELP AS A POT5TIAL BASIS = AN AN>*I/ ALT]NATIVE TO ! WELF>E /ATE IS ( P>TICUL> NOTE4 ,YET IF DRAW+ ON LIB]T>IAN T5D5CIES 9 EV]YDAY LIFE IS ! GREAT /R5G? ( ! BOOK1 IT IS ALSO ITS MAJOR WEAKNESS4 ,?IS IS BECAUSE IT1 ALMO/ BY DEF9ITION1 EXCLUDES SITUATIONS :5 0EV]YDAY0 NORMALCY BECOMES QUE/ION$1 NEW SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS & POSSIBILITIES >E CREAT$ & REVOLUTION IS1 POT5TIALLY1 9 ! AIR4 ,:ILE ,W>D DOES DISCUSS ! SOCIAL MOVEM5TS & REVOLUTIONS 9SPIR$ BY AN>*ISM ?IS IS MO/LY LIMIT$ TO ! PA/ 7OR ON O!R CONT95TS7 & SO ! VISION ( AN>*ISM AS A MOVEM5T ( COLLECTIVE ACTION & *ANGE 9 ! ,WE/ DOES NOT COME ACROSS /RONGLY4 ,9DE$1 ! READ] MAY DRAW ! CONCLUSION ?AT AN>*ISM TODAY CONSI/S ( LITTLE MORE ?AN LIFE/YLE *ANGES1 :I* IS RADICALLY FALSE4 

,W>D1 RI<TLY1 /RESSES ! IMPORTANCE ( APPLY+ \R IDEAS 9 ! H]E & N[4 ,HE 9DICATES H[ ?AT HAS1 9 ITS [N QUIET WAY1 *ANG$ ! WORLD = ! BETT] 9 A 0LONG S]IES ( SMALL LIB]ATIONS ?AT HAVE LIFT$ A HUGE LOAD ( HUMAN MIS]Y40 ,HE QUOTES ,H]Z51 = EXAMPLE1 ON ! OBVI\S FACT ?AT A 0GOAL :I* IS 9F9ITELY REMOTE IS NOT A GOAL AT ALL1 IT IS A DECEPTION40 ,H[EV]1 BE+ AN EVOLUTIONI/ DOES NOT EXCLUDE BE+ A REVOLUTION>Y4 ,SUPPORT+ RE=MS 9 A LIB]T>IAN DIRECTION )9 CAPITALISM IS SOME?+ ALL AN>*I/S %\LD SUPPORT YET ?IS IS NOT1 & HAS NEV] BE5 5\<4 ,?OSE :O ?9K CREAT+ OR %OPP+ AT A COOP]ATIVE EQUALS SOCIAL *ANGE >E JU/ AS WRONG AS ?OSE :O REJECT SU* ACTIVITY \T ( H& AS IRRELEVANT4 ,ONLY COLLECTIVE ACTION & ORGANIZATION CAN SECURE *ANGE &1 JU/ AS IMPORTANT1 PROTECT IT FROM ATTEMPTS BY /ATE & BOSSES TO ]ODE IT4 ,\R TASK IS TO WORK \T H[ TO APPLY ( AN>*I/ IDEAS TODAY 9 SU* A WAY :I* CREATE ALT]NATIVES :I* FO/] & BOL/] A REVOLUTION>Y SOCIAL MOVEM5T4 ,:ILE LIFE/YLE *ANGES >E IMPORTANT 9 ! H]E & N[1 FEW AN>*I/S CONSID] ?IS AS 5\< 9 !MSELVES4 ,WE ALSO SUBSCRIBE TO ! /RATEGY ( DIRECT ACTION 9 SOCIAL /RUGGLES :I* CREAT$ ! POT5TIAL = ! ,SPANI% REVOLUTION ,W>D SUMM>IZES SO USEFULLY4 

,YET :ILE !SE DRAWBACKS 9 ! BOOK >E IMPORTANT1 IT IS /ILL A GOOD 9TRODUCTION TO AN>*ISM4 ,HOPEFULLY IT WILL 5C\RAGE PEOPLE TO F9D \T MORE AB\T \R IDEAS &1 HOPEFULLY1 9SPIRE MORE PEOPLE TO HELP *ANGE ! WORLD 9 A LIB]T>IAN DIRECTION4 

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