New Perspectives on Anarchism

by Samantha E. Bankston (Contribution by), Harold Barclay (Contribution by), Lewis Call (Contribution by), Alexandre J.M.E. Christoyannopoulos (Contribution by), Vernon Cisney (Contribution by)

Overview

The study of anarchism as a philosophical, political, and social movement has burgeoned both in the academy and in the global activist community in recent years. Taking advantage of this boom in anarchist scholarship, Nathan J. Jun and Shane Wahl have compiled twenty-six cutting-edge essays on this timely topic in New Perspectives on Anarchism.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780739132418
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	12/10/2009
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	456
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.60(d)

About the Author

Nathan J. Jun is assistant professor of philosophy and coordinator of the philosophy program at Midwestern State University. Shane Wahl is an instructor in philosophy at Ivy Tech Community College and teaches philosophy and debate to gifted children through Purdue University's Gifted Education Resource Institute.

Table of Contents

Part 1 Introduction Part 2 Part 1: Anarchism & Philosophy Chapter 3 Chapter 1: Anarchy in Political Philosophy Chapter 4 Chapter 2: Is Post-structuralist Political Theory Anarchist? Chapter 5 Chapter 3: Power and Anarchy: In/equality + In/visibility in Autonomous Politics Chapter 6 Chapter 4: Anarchism of the Other Person Chapter 7 Chapter 5: The Double Paradigm of Power Part 8 Part 2: Anarchism & Political Science Chapter 9 Chapter 6: Vanguards and Paternalism Chapter 11 Chapter 7: Anarchy, Decentralisation, and Autonomy at the Seattle Anti-WTO Protests Chapter 12 Chapter 8: Anarchist Theory and Human Rights Part 13 Part 3: Anarchism & Religion Chapter 14 Chapter 9: Christian Anarchism: A Revolutionary Reading of the Bible Chapter 15 Chapter 10: Anarchist Confrontations with Religion Part 16 Part 4: Classical Anarchism Chapter 17 Chapter 11: Reinventing Resistance: Constructive Activism in Gustav Landauer's Social Philosophy Chapter 18 Chapter 12: Alchemy at Clarens: Kropotkin and Reclus, 1877– 1881 Chapter 19 Chapter 13: Proudhon, Pragmatist Part 20 Part 5: Anarchism & Social Science Chapter 21 Chapter 15: An Anarchist-Sociologist Research Program Chapter 22 Chapter 16: Sabotaging the System! Bringing Anarchist Theory into Social Studies Education Chapter 23 Chapter 17: Whither Anarchist Geography? Chapter 24 Chapter 18: An Ethnography of Nowhere Part 25 Part 6: Anarchism & Ecology Chapter 26 Chapter 20: John Zerzan, Primitivism, and the Value of Culture Chapter 26 Chapter 19: Free from Nature or Free Nature?: An Anarchist Critique of Transhumanism Chapter 27 Chapter 21: New Remedies or New Evils? Anarchism and the Scientific Revolution Chapter 28 Chapter 22: The State of Nature: The Political Philosophy of Primitivism and the Culture of Contamination Part 29 Part 7: Anarchism & Culture Chapter 30 Chapter 23: What is Anarchist Cultural Studies? Precursors, Problems, and Prospects Chapter 31 Chapter 24: The Past, Period Drama, and Mutual Aid Chapter 32 Chapter 25: Crisis of Authority Aboard the Battlestar Galactica Chapter 33 Chapter 26: Creating Guerilla Texts in Rhizomatic Value-Practices on the Sliding Scale of Autonomy: Toward An Anti-Authoritarian Cultural Logic

Editorial Reviews

New Perspectives in Anarchism is not only timely, but an important testament to the growing importance of anarchist thought in our era. The book contains crisp ideas that analyze anarchism from multiple perspectives. Like all good books, this volume does not contain a set of prescribed concepts or stilted dogma. Rather, expect a sea of sharp critiques, all revolving around issues of equality, freedom, power, and justice.

Luis A. Fernandez

New Perspectives on Anarchism is a tour de force. This collection of essays by such a large, diverse, and distinguished group of contributors, treating the subject from so many different perspectives, is likely to play a major role in dispelling negative stereotypes and making anarchism a significant topic in the discourse of contemporary social and political philosophy.

William L. McBride

New Perspectives in Anarchism is not only timely, but an important testament to the growing importance of anarchist thought in our era. The book contains crisp ideas that analyze anarchism from multiple perspectives. Like all good books, this volume does not contain a set of prescribed concepts or stilted dogma. Rather, expect a sea of sharp critiques, all revolving around issues of equality, freedom, power, and justice.--Luis A. Fernandez, author of Policing Dissent and co-editor of Contemporary Anarchist Studies

New Perspectives on Anarchism is a tour de force. This collection of essays by such a large, diverse, and distinguished group of contributors, treating the subject from so many different perspectives, is likely to play a major role in dispelling negative stereotypes and making anarchism a significant topic in the discourse of contemporary social and political philosophy.--William L. McBride, Purdue University

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