TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY ANARCHISM
Unorthodox Ideas for a New Millennium
Edited by Jon Purkis and James Bowen

This collection of essays propels anarchism firmly into the twenty-first century. The appeal of anarchism lies in its flexibility of ideas and action. Each new generation of anarchists thinks and acts in ways which frequently challenge the orthodoxy of the previous generation, advocating new transformations of the status quo. All of the contributors to Twenty-First Century Anarchism pose insightful and challenging questions concerning relationships between people, technology, culture and power within the complex configurations of the postmodern world.

For readers familiar with the concepts of anarchism, Twenty-First Century Anarchism offers a refreshing look at some old debates, while offering to all a series of new political and cultural perspectives for the upcoming millennium. An extensive glossary provides comprehensive coverage of anarchist figures, movements and events.

The first section, "Old Dogs, New Tricks," re-examines the concepts of human nature, the welfare state, and direct action from anarchist perspectives. The second, "Culture and Anarchy!", looks at this relationship from both the margins and the mainstream on a number of different levels. The third, "If Not Now, When?", projects some of the ideas of anarchism into the future, provocatively addressing concepts of responsibility, identity, consumerism, work, sex, technology, and transport, along with an exploration of alternative futures.

Readers of Twenty-First Century Anarchism will draw new inspiration from its contents, which endeavor to present active and powerful ways to take control of our lives, subvert oppressive power relationships, and develop and widen interpersonal relationships.

1997, 5½ x 8½, 214 pp, illustrated, indexed, soft cover.
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