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The Anarchist Turn

Simon Critchley editor Chiara Bottici editor Jacob Blumenfeld editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Pluto Press

Published:6th Mar '13

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In an act of resistance against the usage of the word 'anarchist' as an insult and representations of anarchy as a recipe for pure disorder, The Anarchist Turn brings together innovative and fresh perspectives on anarchism to argue that in fact it represents a form of collective, truly democratic social organisation.

In the last few decades the negative caricature of anarchy has begun to crack. As free market states and state socialism preserve social hierarchies and remain apathetic on matters of inequality, globalisation and the social movements it spawned have proved what anarchists have long been advocating: an anarchical order is not just desirable, but also feasible.

A number of high profile contributors, including Judith Butler, Simon Critchley, Cinzia Arruzza and Alberto Toscano, discuss the anarchist hypothesis, referencing its many historical and geographical variants and analysing its relationship to feminism, politics, economics, history and sociology.

'An important signpost on our new political and ethical terrain. It affirms anarchism as the unmistakable horizon of our present condition. -- Saul Newman, Reader in Political Theory, Goldsmiths University of London.

ISBN: 9780745333434

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 432g

272 pages