Anarchism--literally, a society without government--is less a
political philosophy than it is a temperament. Anarchists are
defiant people who seek to organize for the purpose of destroying
organization. For its adherents, anarchism means a grand struggle
against evil, a plea for the "new," a secular crusade against the
debasement of self, a fight against the degradation of mankind that
organized society seems to represent. Anarchism is anti-politics,
anti-economics, anti-authoritarianism in all forms. Anarchism is a
mood of perpetual rebellion.
The decade of the sixties witnessed a revival in the anarchist
temperament, which Perlin finds evident in such diverse efforts as
the women's liberation movement, student demonstrations, civil
rights marches, free schools, the "back to the land" movement,
demands for birth control and other--usually controversial-causes
and activities. This new anarchism had few conscious links with the
old anarchism. It was instead a response to changed conditions in
the social fabric of American and European life, a reflex to the
structural, cultural and psychological tensions that made those
years turbulent, strife-filled and rebellious.
Perlin concludes that while a revolution was not made in the
sixties, a revolutionary life-style became a possibility. The
spokesmen for the marginal groups whose interests achieved a new
kind of legitimacy during the sixties were anarchists or their
sympathizers. A representative cross-section of their writings is
included in this volume.
General
Imprint: |
Transaction Publishers
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
1979 |
First published: |
1979 |
Authors: |
Terry M. Perlin
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
304 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-87855-097-5 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Politics & government >
General
|
LSN: |
0-87855-097-6 |
Barcode: |
9780878550975 |
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