Understanding an infamous political movement's grounding in
festivity and defiance
"Beer and Revolution" examines the rollicking life and times of
German immigrant anarchists in New York City from 1880 to 1914.
Offering a new approach to an often misunderstood political
movement, Tom Goyens puts a human face on anarchism and reveals a
dedication less to bombs than to beer halls and saloons where
political meetings, public lectures, discussion circles,
fundraising events, and theater groups were held.
Goyens brings to life the fascinating relationship between
social space and politics by examining how the intersection of
political ideals, entertainment, and social activism embodied
anarchism not as an abstract idea, but as a chosen lifestyle for
thousands of women and men. He shows how anarchist social
gatherings were themselves events of defiance and resistance that
aimed at establishing anarchism as an alternative lifestyle through
the combination of German working-class conviviality and a
dedication to the principle that coercive authority was not only
unnecessary, but actually damaging to full and free human
development as well. Goyens also explores the broader circumstances
in both the United States and Germany that served as catalysts for
the emergence of anarchism in urban America and how anarchist
activism was hampered by police surveillance, ethnic insularity,
and a widening gulf between the anarchists' message and the
majority of American workers.
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