David Jennings has a interesting review of a fascinatingly prescient 1973 book by anarchist Colin Ward. Anarchists have always been symbolized by the round bomb and seen as short on theory. But read this sample:
... Anarchy in Action is no call to guerilla direct action to undermine the state apparatus. But it was both radical for its time, and prescient. "Anarchists are people who make a social and political philosophy out of the natural and spontaneous tendency of humans to associate together for their mutual benefit," writes Ward near the start of the book. He goes on: "we have to build networks instead of pyramids." So are we all anarchists now, and what does it mean to be an anarchist in the era of Web 2.0? I read this book because I had a hunch that there was a common thread running through old theories and current practice, and I wanted to see how strong this thread might be. ...
Link: D J Alchemi. --Dennis
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