Revolutionary Affinities: Towards a Marxist Anarchist Solidarity by Olivier Besa

Description: Revolutionary Affinities by Olivier Besancenot, Michael Lowy, David Campbell A sweeping history of revolutionary struggle and unbreakable alliances, Revolutionary Affinities takes readers from the Paris Commune to the Occupy movement, and through the heart of bloody fratricidal struggles to paint a vivid picture of the greatest anarchist and Marxist figures who dared to join forces, from Louise Michel to Subcomandante Marcos, from Emma Goldman to Walter Benjamin. With the urgent need for a unified front against the far right, there has never been a better time for this inspiring story.Authors Olivier Besancenot and Michael Lwy, two of the foremost voices in the French anti-authoritarian radical left, explore the promises-and challenges-of developing a fully sustainable, libertarian Marxist society by examining questions of political organization, economic policy, radical ecology, and more. Strikingly accessible, brilliantly illuminating, Besancenot and Lwy have given readers more than a history book, theyve created a road map for the future. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Michael Löwy was born in Brazil, has lived in Paris since 1969, and is a member of the Ligue Communiste Révolutionnaire (French section of the Fourth International). His books and articles, including the Theory of Revolution in Young Marx and Franz Kafka: Subversive Dreamer have been translated into thirty languages. He is emeritus research director of the CNRS (National Center for Scientific Research), Paris.Olivier Besancenotwas born near Paris in 1974, and worked for many years as a postman. In 2002 and 2007 he was the Ligue Communiste Révolutionnaire candidate in the French presidential elections, getting some 1.5 million votes. He was also the founding spokesperson for the New Anticapitalist Party. His works include Che Guevara: His Revolutionary Legacy (with Michael Löwy).David Campbell is a writer, translator, funeral director/embalmer, and former antifascist political prisoner. His writing has appeared in Slate, Huffington Post, CUNY Law Reviews Footnote Forum, and Hard Crackers, and his translations have appeared in Bateau, Post-[blank], and Barricade. Originally from Virginia, he lived in New York City for ten years before relocating to Paris to pursue a Masters in translation in fall 2021. Table of Contents Preface to the English Version Translators Acknowledgments Translators Note Foreword I. Points of Solidarity The First International and the Paris Commune (1871) May Day and the Haymarket Martyrs (1886) Revolutionary Trade Unionism and the Charter of Amiens (1906) The Spanish Revolution (1936-1937) May 68 From Alterglobalization to Occupy Wall Street Portraits Louise Michel Pierre Monatte Rosa Luxemburg Emma Goldman Buenaventura Durruti Benjamin P Review "Thanks to the painstaking translation work of David Cambpell--by hand, while incarcerated on Rikers Island--the anglophone world is lucky enough to now access this concise yet crucial text. More than a history of two interlocking and conflicting revolutionary traditions, Revolutionary Affinities is a welcome invitation to find each other, through our rejection of all forms of oppression, with every tool available to us--a convergent lens of Marxism and anarchism provides invaluable vision."--Natasha Lennard, author of Being Numerous: Essays on Non-Fascist Life"David Campbells highly accessible translation sheds new light on the deep, complex relationship between the revolutionary labor movements two ideological drivers--Marxists and anarchists--during a moment in which understanding that history could not be more essential. It is a timely effort to illuminate our bloody, brilliant, shared history, and to inspire todays revolutionaries to keep pushing forward in the struggle, together."--Kim Kelly, journalist and author of Fight Like Hell: The Untold History of American Labor"Michael Löwy is unquestionably a tremendous figure in the decades-long attempt to recover an authentic revolutionary tradition from the wreckage of Stalinism." --Dominic Alexander, Counterfire"Revolutionary Affinities is a compelling read. Its timely and convincing arguments lead us to reevaluate the relationship between the anarchist and Marxist tradition: this remarkable book is inviting us, indeed I would say obliging us, to reconsider the elective affinity between them."--Andrej Grubacic, Professor of Anthropology and Social Change (CIIS-San Francisco), editor of the Journal of World-Systems Research, and author of Wobblies and Zapatistas"Before 1920, connections between anarchists and socialists flourished everywhere, despite differences and disagreements. After 1920, the vision of a liberating transformation faded and with it, anarchist influence almost everywhere. Moments in the New Left revived the promise of mutual learning and struggle, moments after 1991 as well. Eco-crisis makes a new engagement mandatory. This invaluable book explains why and how it can happen."--Paul Buhle, author of over a dozen books including A Peoples History of American Empire"With a deep knowledge of the Marxist and anarchist tradition, Michael Löwy and Olivier Besancenot attempt to reconnect the seemingly cut-off black and red thread which interlinks Marxism and anarchism, thus driving the red and black stars of revolution to shine again in the darkened sky of our planet."--Costas Despiniadis, author of The Anatomist of Power. Franz Kafka and the Critique of Authority"To say that exchanges between anarchists and Marxists have not always been cordial would be euphemistic. Yet, anticapitalist libertarians and libertarian Marxists have a lot in common as this brief account by two libertarian Marxists demonstrates, offering a historical panorama of the relations between the two currents and a comradely contribution to their debate."--Gilbert Achcar, author of a dozen books including, Perilous Power (co-authored with Noam Chomsky) and Morbid Symptoms"Recent popular upsurges in the US and across the globe have underscored the emergence of a daring new politics, defined by brazen illegality, communal risk-taking, bold experimentation, and, above all, a skeptical eye to the -ists and -isms that continually haunt the revolutionary imagination. Löwy and Besancenos volume, translated deftly by former political prisoner David Campbell, represents a laudable and necessary attempt at political theory that catches up with social developments long underway, by bridging a historical division that has made both sides weaker and worse. As the authors demonstrate, sectarianism between Marxism and anarchism is best left in the nineteenth century, with efforts like this showing the way into understanding the twenty-first."--Jarrod Shanahan, author of Captives: How Rikers Island Took New York City Hostage and co-author of States of Incarceration: Rebellion, Reform and Americas Punishment System Long Description A sweeping history of revolutionary struggle and unbreakable alliances, Revolutionary Affinities takes readers from the Paris Commune to the Occupy movement , and through the heart of bloody fratricidal struggles to paint a vivid picture of the greatest anarchist and Marxist figures who dared to join forces, from Louise Michel to Subcomandante Marcos, from Emma Goldman to Walter Benjamin. With the urgent need for a unified front against the far right, there has never been a better time for this inspiring story. Authors Olivier Besancenot and Michael L Review Quote "Thanks to the painstaking translation work of David Cambpell--by hand,while incarcerated on Rikers Island--the anglophone world is lucky enoughto now access this concise yet crucial text. More than a history of twointerlocking and conflicting revolutionary traditions, RevolutionaryAffinities is a welcome invitation to find each other, through ourrejection of all forms of oppression, with every tool available to us--aconvergent lens of Marxism and anarchism provides invaluable vision." --Natasha Lennard, author of Being Numerous: Essays on Non-Fascist Life "Michael L Description for Sales People Tells the largely unknown history of Marxist-anarchist solidarity. Lays out basic ideas--and problems--of libertarian Marxist political theories. A beginners guide to the history of solidarity between Marxists and anarchists, and to libertarian communist political theory. Provides concrete examples in the form of historical episodes and historical figures who lived on the frontier between red and black. Explores serious theoretical questions for the future of our planet. Both a serious intellectual book and an accessible one. Would make an excellent undergraduate course textbook. In a world where many, faced with climate extinction, are searching for radical alternatives for the future, this book provides not only grounding historical context for leftists of all stripes, but ideas and inspiration to turn to on the road ahead. Details ISBN1629639699 Author David Campbell Short Title Revolutionary Affinities Pages 192 Publisher PM Press Language English ISBN-10 1629639699 ISBN-13 9781629639697 Format Paperback Imprint PM Press Country of Publication United States Series KAIROS Place of Publication Oakland Year 2023 Translator David Campbell Subtitle Towards a Marxist Anarchist Solidarity NZ Release Date 2023-04-27 UK Release Date 2023-04-27 DEWEY 320.532 Audience General AU Release Date 2023-10-25 Publication Date 2023-07-13 US Release Date 2023-07-13 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:151561251;

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