Bonfire Night Anarchists – reading list

Bonfire Night Anarchists – reading list

Posted by rhiandavies - Wednesday, 1 Nov 2023

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November winds sweep through the streets, and the night sky is illuminated by bonfires and fireworks. It’s that time of year again – Guy Fawkes Night.

This year celebrate bonfire night by learning more about the the history of anarchy and rebellion, the same idea that inspired Guy Fawkes in 1605. Join us in this revolution of the mind with this reading list to ignite your curiosity and passion for rebellion.

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The rise of devils

The rise of devils

James Crossland

The rise of devils chronicles the emergence of terrorism in the late nineteenth century. This era simmered with political rage and social inequalities, which drove nationalists, nihilists, anarchists and republicans to extreme measures, while an outrage-hungry press peddled hysteria, conspiracy theories and, sometimes, fake news in response.

London presbyterians and the British revolutions, 1638-64

London presbyterians and the British revolutions, 1638-64

Elliot Vernon

London presbyterians and the British revolutions is a case study in the politics of metropolitan religion and presbyterianism in the middle decades of the seventeenth-century.

Associational anarchism

Associational anarchism

Chris Wyatt

This book combines Karl Marx's critique of capitalism with G. D. H. Cole's democratic pluralism. The result is a regenerated social anarchism, 'associational anarchism'. Its democratisation of production and consumption form the organisational contours of a new conception of liberty, 'freedom as Marxian-autonomy'.

Love and revolution

Love and revolution

Matt York

Love and Revolutionbrings classical and contemporary anarchist thought into a mutually beneficial dialogue with a global cross-section of ecological, anti-capitalist, feminist and anti-racist activists - discussing real-life examples of the loving-caring relations that underpin many contemporary struggles.

No masters but God

No masters but God

Hayyim Rothman

A study in the writings of a transnational constellation of rabbis, scholars, activists, and theologians active during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It explores how, through the lense of biblical, rabbinic, and kabbalistic literature, they developed themes of anti-authoritarianism, antinomianism, nationalism, and pacifism.

Anarchism, 1914-18

Anarchism, 1914-18

Ruth Kinna, Matthew S. Adams

A volume that focuses on the complex and multifaceted answers that the international anarchist movement gave to the outbreak of the First World War and its aftermaths and, in turn, the impact of the Great War on the anarchist movement.

Expansion rebellion

Expansion rebellion

Celeste Hicks

This is a story of hope in the face of widespread consternation over the global climate crisis. Can the UK expand Heathrow airport, bringing in 700 extra planes a day, and still stay within ambitious carbon budgets? One legal case sought to answer this question.

Black flags and social movements

Black flags and social movements

Dana M. Williams

An in-depth analysis of contemporary anarchist movements, focusing upon who anarchists are, and where they may be found.

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