Anarchism and the Movement for a New Society: Direct Action and Prefigurative Community in the 1970s and 80s<\/a>
\nAndrew Cornell
\nPerspectives 2009<\/p>\n“The international anarchist movement was reborn on new footings in the wake of the global insurrections of 1968, nearly all of which were decidedly libertarian in character. In the United States, the decade that followed was a time of experimentation and consolidation, as a surprising variety of groups sought to develop and adapt different aspects of the anarchist tradition to contemporary conditions. Sam Dolgoff and others worked to revitalize the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), alongside new syndicalist formations like the Chicago-based Resurgence group and Boston\u2019s Root & Branch; Bookchin\u2019s Anarchos collective deepened the theoretical links between ecological and anarchist thought; the Fifth Estate<\/em> drew heavily on French ultra-leftist thinking and began pursuing a critique of technology by decade\u2019s end. Meanwhile, the Social Revolutionary Anarchist Federation connected individuals and circles across the country through a mimeographed monthly discussion bulletin. Just as influential to the anarchist milieu that has taken shape in the decades which have followed, however, were the efforts of the Movement for a New Society, a national network of feminist radical pacifist collectives that existed from 1971 to 1988.”<\/p>\nOne of the products of the Movement was New Society Publishers. A number of NSP titles are available for purchase through Anarres Books.<\/p>\n
Bonus Metal!<\/h2>\n
[For Dean & Paul (the communists).]<\/p>\n
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