,REVIEW ( ,RUDOLF ,ROCK]'S ,AN>*O-,SYNDICALISM 

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,AU?OR 3 ,IA9 ,MC,KAY 

,TEXT 3 

,AN>*O-,SYNDICALISM3 ,!ORY & ,PRACTICE1 ,RUDOLF ,ROCK]1 ,A,K ,PRESS1 ,I,S,B,N3 #aibeicibh 

,I ONCE GAVE A COPY ( ?IS BOOK TO A FRI5D TO READ ON HIS J\RNEY HOME4 ,HE WAS SO 5GROSS$ BY IT HE MISS$ HIS /OP & HAD TO SP5D AN H\R 9 A SMALL /ATION WAIT+ = ! NEXT TRA9 TO ,NOR? ,WALES4 ,=TUNATELY1 HE HAD A GOOD BOOK TO READ6 

,& :AT A BOOK IT IS4 ,?IS LITTLE CLASSIC IS ESS5TIAL READ+ = ANY AN>*I/ OR SOMEONE 9T]E/+ 9 AN>*ISM OR AN>*O-SYNDICALISM4 ,WRITT5 9 #a#i#c#g1 AT ! BEHE/ ( ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN1 IT WAS AN ATTEMPT TO EXPLA9 ! IDEAS 9SPIR+ ! ,SPANI% SOCIAL REVOLUTION & RESI/ANCE TO ,FRANCO4 ,9 ?IS HE SUCCE$$ -- & LITTLE WOND]4 ,ROCK] WAS NO ACADEMIC4 ,HE WAS A LONG /&+ AN>*I/ MILITANT 9 ! LABOR MOVEM5T 9 BO? ! ,U,K & ,G]MANY4 ,A ,G]MAN G5TILE1 HE PLAY$ A LEAD+ ROLE 9 ! ,JEWI% LABOR MOVEM5T 9 ! ,EA/ ,5D ( ,LONDON BE=E ! ,FIR/ ,WORLD ,W>4 ,AFT] ?AT CONFLICT 5D$1 HE RETURN$ TO ,G]MANY & PLAY$ A KEY ROLE 9 ! AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ MOVEM5T :I* BLOSSOM$ !RE DUR+ ! REVOLUTION>Y EV5TS ( ?AT TIME4 ,HE TOOK P>T 9 F\ND+ ! SYNDICALI/ ,9T]NATIONAL ,WORK]S ,ASSOCIATION & WROTE ITS AIMS & PR9CIPLES1 A SUCC9CT RE-/ATEM5T ( SYNDICALI/ IDEAS 7IT IS A %AME ?AT !SE W]E NOT 9CLUD$ 9 ?IS $ITION -- A 0,RUDOLF ,ROCK] ,READ]0 IS WELL OV]DUE674 ,AS SU*1 HIS BOOK WAS 9=M$ BY EXP]I5CE & PRACTICE4 

,ROCK]'S WORK HAS FIVE *APT]S4 ,! FIR/ *APT] COV]S ! BASIC IDEAS & DEVELOPM5T ( AN>*ISM1 /RESS+ ! OP5NESS & FLEXIBILITY ( AN>*I/ !ORY 9 ITS PURSUIT ( A SOCIETY FIT = HUMANS4 ,AS SU*1 HE %[S ITS OPPOSITION TO BO? CAPITALISM & ! /ATE 9 ! NAME ( 9DIVIDUAL LIB]TY4 ,AS ,ROCK] PUTS IT3 0,= ! AN>*I/1 FRE$OM IS NOT AN AB/RACT PHILOSOPHICAL CONCEPT1 BUT ! VITAL CONCRETE POSSIBILITY = EV]Y HUMAN BE+ TO BR+ TO FULL DEVELOPM5T ALL ! P[]S1 CAPACITIES1 & TAL5TS ) :I* NATURE HAS 5D[$ HIM1 & TURN !M TO SOCIAL ACC\NT40 ,HE COV]S ALL ! FAM\S AN>*I/ ?9K]S1 9CLUD+ ,PR\DHON1 ,BAKUN9 & ,KROPOTK94 

,ROCK] !N MOVES ON TO A HI/ORY ( ! 9T]NATIONAL WORK]S' MOVEM5T1 />T+ ) CREATION ( CAPITALISM & ! MOD]N WORK+ CLASS & ITS /RUGGLES & ORGANIZATION4 ,HE !N MOVES ON TO =]UNN]S ( SYNDICALISM1 :I* 9CLUDES ! E>LY ,BRITI% TRADE UNION MOVEM5T & 9 ?OSE SECTIONS ( ! ,FIR/ ,9T]NATIONAL 9FLU5C$ BY ,BAKUN94 ,AT ! CORE ( ?IS DISCUSSION IS ! IDEA WORK]S' C\NCILS AS BO? A MEANS ( FI<T+ CAPITALISM & AS ! FRAMEWORK ( ! NEW SOCIETY :I* WILL REPLACE IT4 ,ROCK] !N SUMM>IZES ! /RATEGIES1 ORGANIZATIONS & TACTICS AN>*O-SYNDICALISM EMBRAC$ AT ! TIME 7SU* AS DIRECT ACTION1 SABOTAGE & ! G5]AL /RIKE74 ,LA/LY1 HE DISCUSSES ! HI/ORY FATE ( SYNDICALI/ MOVEM5TS ACROSS ! WORLD1 />T+ ) REVOLUTION>Y SYNDICALISM 9 ,FRANCE 7:]E ! T]M 0SYNDICALISM0 IS D]IV$ -- IT IS SIMPLY ! ,FR5* = 0TRADE UNIONISM074 

,ALONG ! WAY ,ROCK]'S %ORT 9TRODUCTION DE/ROYS MO/ ( ! COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS AB\T AN>*ISM & SYNDICALISM4 ,HIS DESCRIPTION ( H[ A SYNDICALI/ UNION IS RUN REFUTES CLAIMS ?AT AN>*ISM REJECTS ORGANIZATION4 ,HIS ACC\NT ( ! REVOLUTION 9 ,CATALONIA DE/ROYS ! CLAIM ?AT AN>*ISM CANNOT BE APPLI$ TO A 0COMPLEX0 7I4E4 9DU/RIAL7 SOCIETY4 ,HIS ACC\NT ( AN>*I/ IDEAS & ! ROOTS ( AN>*O-SYNDICALISM 9 ! IDEAS & PRACTICE ( ! LIB]T>IAN W+ ( ! ,FIR/ ,9T]NATIONAL >\ND ,BAKUN9 EFFECTIVELY REFUTES ANY CLAIM ?AT AN>*ISM & SYNDICALISM >E FUNDAM5TALLY DIFF]5T IDEAS OR MOVEM5TS4 ,HIS DISCUSSION ( H[ UNIONS CAN USE DIRECT ACTION TO W9 POLITICAL /RUGGLES WILL 5LI<T5 ANY ,M>XI/ :O ASS]TS ?AT AN>*O-SYNDICALISM REJECTS 0POLITICS0 OR 0POLITICAL /RUGGLES40 

,ROCK] ALSO EFFECTIVELY REFUTES MA9/REAM ,M>XISM4 ,HIS ACC\NT ( ! DEVELOPM5T ( ! LABOR MOVEM5T & ! DISA/R\S EFFECTS ( P>LIAM5T>IANISM & C5TRALISM ON IT %\LD BE M&ATORY READ+ = ANY W\LD-BE RADICAL4 ,IF A RADICAL URGES Y\ TO VOTE 9 ! NEXT ELECTION1 %[ !M HIS DEVA/AT+ SUMMATION ( ! RESULTS ( SOCIALI/S DO+ SO 9 ! PA/ 7! FATE ( ! ,G]MAN ,GRE5S 9 ! #a#i#hS W\LD NOT HAVE SURPRIS$ ,ROCK] 9 ! SLI<TE/74 ,AS F> AS /ATE SOCIALISM GOES1 ,ROCK] USES ! EXAMPLE ( ,L59ISM TO %[ ! IMPOSSIBILITY ( US+ C5TRALIZ$ /ATE P[] TO A*IEVE SOCIALISM4 ,AS HE CONT9UALLY /RESSES1 ONLY ! DIRECT P>TICIPATION ( ! WORK+ CLASSES 9 CON/RUCT+ SOCIALISM CAN MAKE IT WORK4 ,SOCIALISM1 AS HE PUT IT1 MU/ BE FREE OR IT WILL NOT BE4 ,ROCK] CONTRA/S ! ESS5TIAL LIB]T>IAN NATURE ( G5U9E WORK]S' C\NCILS TO ! REALITY ( ,L59'S & ,/AL9'S ,RUSSIA4 

,AS ?IS $ITION IS ID5TICAL TO ! #aihi ,PLUTO ,PRESS ONE1 IT ALSO CONTA9S ,ROCK]'S APP5DIX ON ! /ATE ( ! SYNDICALI/ MOVEM5T AFT] ! ,SECOND ,WORLD ,W> 7?IS WAS ADD$ = A NEW $ITION 9 #a#i#d#g74 ,IT ALSO HAS AN EXCELL5T PREFACE BY ,NOAM ,*OMSKY 7:O IS A BIG FAN ( ,ROCK]'S WORK7 & AN 9=MATIVE 9TRODUCTION BY ,NI*OLAS ,WALT] TO ! BOOK & ITS HI/ORY4 

,! BOOK IS NOT P]FECT1 ( C\RSE4 ,SOME MAY F9D IT DAT$4 ,MO/ OBVI\SLY1 !RE IS NO DISCUSSION ( ECOLOGY1 SEXISM OR RACISM4 ,HIS CONC5TRATION ON ! LABOR MOVEM5T :ILE UND]/&ABLE C\LD LEAD ! CASUAL READ] TO ?9K ?AT WORK WAS ! MA91 IF NOT ONLY1 PREOCCUPATION ( AN>*O-SYNDICALISM4 ,SIMIL>LY1 :ILE HE IS RI<T TO /RESS ?AT SELF-MANAG$ WORK]S ORGANIZATIONS WILL BE ! BUILD+ BLOCK ( A LIB]T>IAN SOCIALI/ ECONOMY1 HE FAILS TO /RESS ?AT ! NATURE & /RUCTURE ( BO? WORK & 9DU/RY WILL BE TRANS=M$ AFT] A REVOLUTION4 ,P]HAPS HE SIMPLY TOOK IT = GRANT$ ?AT WORK]S W\LD BE UNLIKELY TO SIMPLY DO ?+S ! SAME WAY AS CAPITALI/S US$ TO & ?AT WORKPLACES :I* S]VE NO PURPOSE 9 A FREE SOCIETY OR :]E UNHEAL?Y OR DANG]\S W\LD BE CLOS$ D[N OR PUT TO O!R1 BETT]1 USES UND] WORK]S' SELF-MANAGEM5T8 ,EI!R WAY1 IT IS AN ABS5CE ?AT %\LD NOT BE MADE TODAY4 

,SADLY1 ,ROCK] FAILS TO DISCUSS ! NECESSITY ( COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO COMPLEM5T WORKPLACE ONES 7A FAILURE :I* MOD]N DAY AN>*O-SYNDICALI/S R>ELY MAKE74 ,ANO!R ABS5CE IS ANY ATTEMPT TO ADDRESS ! T5D5CY ( SYNDICALI/ UNIONS TO ADJU/ !MSELVES TO ! SY/EM !Y >E FI<T+ & BECOMES RE=MI/4 ,GIV5 ?AT NUM]\S REVOLUTION>Y UNIONS HAD DONE ?IS 7MO/ FAM\SLY1 ! ,FR5* ,C,G,T7 IT SEEMS /RANGE ?AT ,ROCK] FAILS TO DISCUSS IT4 ,ANY ACC\NT ( AN>*O-SYNDICALISM REALLY NE$S TO ADDRESS ?IS ISSUE IF IT IS TO CONV9CE O!R REVOLUTION>Y AN>*I/S ( ITS M]ITS4 ,AFT] ALL1 ! SORT ( UNIONS HE DISCUSSES W]E H>DLY ! DOM9ANT TYPE :5 HE WAS ALIVE & >E FEW & F> BETWE5 !SE DAYS4 ,! CURR5T TRADE UNIONS BE> LITTLE RESEMBLANCE TO ! SYNDICALI/ UNIONS HE \TL9ES :I* SUGGE/S ?AT ! LABOR MOVEM5T IS NOT 9H]5TLY REVOLUTION>Y &1 AS A CONSEQU5CE1 !RE IS A NE$ = LIB]T>IANS TO ORGANIZE AS LIB]T>IANS TO 9FLU5CE IT4 

,SIMIL>LY1 :ILE HE IS RI<TLY PR\D ( ! REVOLUTION>Y ACCOMPLI%M5TS ( ! ,C,N,T & ,F,A,I DUR+ ! ,SPANI% ,CIVIL ,W>1 HE FAILS TO ACC\NT = !IR DISA/R\S DECISION TO COLLABORATE ) ! ,REPUBLICAN /ATE UNTIL ,FRANCO WAS DEFEAT$ 7NOR :AT IT MEANS = AN>*O-SYNDICALISM & :AT LESSONS WE %\LD DRAW FROM IT74 ,SU* A SIL5CE1 :ILE P]HAPS UND]/&ABLE AT ! TIME AS AN UNWILL+NESS TO CRITICIZE COMRADES 9 DIFFICULT CIRCUM/ANCES1 W\LD NE$ TO BE ADDRESS$ BY ANY NEW PRIM] ON AN>*O-SYNDICALISM4 

,SAY+ ALL ?AT %\LD NOT DETRACT FROM ! IMPORTANCE ( ?IS WORK4 ,! IDEAS & TACTICS ,ROCK] ADVOCATES 9 HIS BOOK >E /ILL FRE% & VALID TODAY -- & NOT ONLY 9 ! LABOR MOVEM5T4 ,DIRECT ACTION1 = EXAMPLE1 HAS BE5 SUCCESSFULLY APPLI$ BY NUM]\S GR\PS ( PEOPLE 9 MANY DIFF]5T LOCATIONS1 AS HAS ! IDEA ( SELF-MANAG$ ORGANIZATIONS RUN FROM ! BOTTOM-UP4 ,AS SU*1 CONC5TRATE ON ! IDEAS BE+ DISCUSS$ RA!R ?AN ! SPECIFIC CONTEXT ! AN>*O-SYNDICALI/S ( ,ROCK]'S TIME APPLI$ !M 94 ,?AT TIME1 AS ,ROCK] W\LD BE ! FIR/ TO PO9T \T1 HAS PA/4 

,TO CONCLUDE1 IF Y\ >E 9T]E/$ 9 ! LABOR MOVEM5T1 SOCIALISM OR AN>*ISM Y\ WILL NOT REGRET PICK+ UP ?IS BOOK4 ,IT PRES5TS A CONCISE HI/ORY ( A SOCIALISM BAS$ ON ! CON/RUCTIVE SELF-ACTIVITY & SELF-ORGANIZATION ( WORK+ CLASS PEOPLE1 A LIB]T>IAN SOCIALISM ?AT IS RUN FROM BEL[ BY ITS P>TICIPANTS4 ,ROCK] PRES5TS AN>*I/ ?\<T 9 A CLE>1 COMPASSIONATE1 & CONTAGI\S MANN]4 ,IT IS 5LI<T5+ & 9SPIR+ & %\LD BE CONSID]$ ESS5TIAL READ+ = ANYONE SEEK+ AN ALT]NATIVE TO CAPITALISM :I* IS BAS$ ON LIB]TY1 EQUALITY & SOLID>ITY4 

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