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Record Nr.

UNINA9910806250203321

Titolo

Anarchism and syndicalism in the colonial and postcolonial world, 1870-1940 [[electronic resource] ] : the praxis of national liberation, internationalism, and social revolution / / edited by Steven Hirsch, Lucien van der Walt

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden, : Brill, 2010

ISBN

1-283-11986-2

9786613119865

90-04-18848-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (506 p.)

Collana

Studies in global social history, , 1874-6705 ; ; v. 6

Altri autori (Persone)

HirschSteven (Steven J.)

Van der WaltLucien

Disciplina

303.6/409172409041

Soggetti

Revolutions and socialism - Developing countries

National liberation movements - Developing countries

Anarchism - Developing countries

Syndicalism - Developing countries

Anti-imperialist movements - Developing countries

Internationalism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Anarchism and syndicalism in the colonial world -- pt. 2. Anarchism and syndicalism in the postcolonial world.

Sommario/riassunto

Narratives of anarchist and syndicalist history during the era of the first globalization and imperialism (1870-1930) have overwhelmingly been constructed around a Western European tradition centered on discrete national cases. This parochial perspective typically ignores transnational connections and the contemporaneous existence of large and influential libertarian movements in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe. Yet anarchism and syndicalism, from their very inception at the First International, were conceived and developed as international movements. By focusing on the neglected cases of the colonial and postcolonial world, this volume underscores the worldwide



dimension of these movements and their centrality in anti-colonial and anti-imperialist struggles. Drawing on in-depth historical analyses of the ideology, structure, and praxis of anarchism/syndicalism, it also provides fresh perspectives and lessons for those interested in understanding their resurgence today. Contributors are Luigi Biondi, Arif Dirlik, Anthony Gorman, Steven Hirsch, Dongyoun Hwang, Geoffroy de Laforcade, Emmet O'Connor, Kirk Shaffer, Aleksandr Shubin, Edilene Toledo, and Lucien van der Walt. With a foreword by Benedict Anderson.