Practical Anarchism

English language

Published Dec. 18, 2022 by Pluto Press.

ISBN:: 978-0-7453-4493-5

(1 review)

You may not realise it, but you are probably already practicing anarchism in your daily life. From relationships to school, work, art, even the way you organise your time, anarchism can help you find fulfilment, empathy and liberation in the everyday.

From the small questions such as 'Why should I steal?' to the big ones like 'how do I love?', Scott Branson shows that anarchism isn't only something we do when we react to the news, protest or even riot. With practical examples enriched by history and theory, these tips will empower you to break free from the consumerist trappings of our world.

Anarchism is not just for white men, but for everyone. In reading this book, you can detach from patriarchal masculinity, norms of family, gender, sexuality, racialisation, individual responsibility and the destruction of our planet, and replace them with ideas of sustainable living, with ties of mutual aid, …

You may not realise it, but you are probably already practicing anarchism in your daily life. From relationships to school, work, art, even the way you organise your time, anarchism can help you find fulfilment, empathy and liberation in the everyday.

From the small questions such as 'Why should I steal?' to the big ones like 'how do I love?', Scott Branson shows that anarchism isn't only something we do when we react to the news, protest or even riot. With practical examples enriched by history and theory, these tips will empower you to break free from the consumerist trappings of our world.

Anarchism is not just for white men, but for everyone. In reading this book, you can detach from patriarchal masculinity, norms of family, gender, sexuality, racialisation, individual responsibility and the destruction of our planet, and replace them with ideas of sustainable living, with ties of mutual aid, and the horizon of collective liberation.

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anna_ealasaid reviewed Practical Anarchism by Shuli Branson

Practical Anarchism

4 stars

Not quite what I was expecting from the cover and the title, but what it was I valued a lot more--about how anarchism inheres in the everyday present, not a deferred future ideal but something we live in the here and now, in the cracks in the pavement where the weeds grow. Also appreciated the queer, Black, intersectional feminist and decolonial thought. Not giving five stars as I sometimes found the author's voice a bit annoying, and I preferred the parts where they stopped pretending not to be an academic and let themselves get in full philosophical flow.