Anarchist Seeds Beneath the Snow

Paperback, 434 pages

English language

Published June 22, 2012 by PM Press.

ISBN:: 978-1-60486-221-8
OCLC Number:: 866847921
Goodreads:: 1702618

(1 review)

From William Morris to Oscar Wilde to George Orwell, left-libertarian thought has long been an important but neglected part of British cultural and political history. In Anarchist Seeds beneath the Snow, David Goodway seeks to recover and revitalize that indigenous anarchist tradition. This book succeeds as simultaneously a cultural history of left-libertarian thought in Britain and a demonstration of the applicability of that history to current politics. Goodway argues that a recovered anarchist tradition could—and should—be a touchstone for contemporary political radicals. Moving seamlessly from Aldous Huxley and Colin Ward to the war in Iraq, this challenging volume will energize leftist movements throughout the world.

(Source: PM Press)

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pacavegano reviewed Anarchist Seeds Beneath the Snow by David Goodway

Morris and much more

4 stars

I came across this book while searching for something to read about William Morris, with more of an interest in Morris’ philosophy and politics than his Arts and Crafts stuff (though I find that side of him interesting, too). I did appreciate the chapter on Morris, though I think I will follow it up with one of the biographies cited here. As far as this book goes, my favorite chapters were actually the ones on Edward Carpenter, Oscar Wilde, Aldous Huxley, “War and pacifism”, and Colin Ward. Of those, Colin Ward is the only one that I was previously entirely unfamiliar with.

The whole book was an interesting read, though. It introduced me to quite a few British writers I was previously unfamiliar with, and provided a nice overview of anarchism in Britain.

Subjects

Anarchism