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Part one of a two-part history of the n-Marxist, libertarian form of socialism, aka anarchism. From its origins in the 18th century and the conflicts with Marx in the First International to insurrections, trade unions and specific anarchist organisations, the hidden history of an alternative tradition is revealed. The ideas about socialism so prevalent today, that it equates with state ownership, that is the perogative of the Party, that it has somehow failed, are all dismantled in this scholarly engagement with a complex ideology.Product Identifiers
PublisherAk Press
ISBN-10190485916x
ISBN-139781904859161
eBay Product ID (ePID)103516000
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SubjectPolitical Ideologies & Parties
LanguageEnglish
AuthorLucien Van Der Walt, Michael Schmidt
FormatPaperback
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Date of Publication26/03/2009
Place of PublicationEdinburgh
Out-Of-Print Date26/11/2015
Country of PublicationUnited Kingdom
Author BiographyLucien van der Walt teaches development, economic sociology, and labor studies at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. Besides the history of anarchism and syndicalism, he researches contemporary labor struggles and neoliberal restructuring in the region. He's published in a wide range of local and international journals, including Capital and Class and the South African Journal of Political Studies. Michael Schmidt is a Johannesburg senior investigative journalist with 18 years' experience on daily and weekly newspapers, including The Natal Mercury, Natal on Saturday, Sunday Times, ThisDay and Saturday Star. He is a columnist and frequently interviewed by broadcasters such as SAfm, BBC and Channel Islam. He was active in the anti-apartheid movement and is a former shop steward.
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