Anarchism and Syndicalism in the Colonial and Postcolonial World, 1870-1940 - The PRAXIS of National Liberation, Internationalism, and Social Revolution

Before communism, anarchism and syndicalism were central to labour and the Left in the colonial and postcolonial world.Using studies from Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, and Latin America, this groundbreaking volume examines the revolutionary libertarian Left's class politics and anti-colonialism in the first globalization and imperialism(1870/1930).

About the author

Steven J. Hirsch, PhD (1997) in Latin American History from The George Washington University. Professor of Practice, International and Area Stuies at the University of Washington in St. Louis. Researchers and writes on the history of anarchism and working-class politics in Peru.

Lucien van der Walt, Ph.d. (2007) in Industrial Sociology, University of the Witwatersrand, Professor at Rohodes University, South Africa. Winner of the 2007 Labor History and the 2008/2009 CODESRIA Africa PhD thesis prizes. Co-author of Black Flame: the Revolutionary Class Politics of Anarchism and Syndicalism (AK Press, with Michael Schmidt).

Product details

• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.11.2013
• EAN: 9789004250550
• ISBN: 978-90-04-25055-0
• No. of pages: 510
• Dimensions: 151 mm x 236 mm x 27 mm
• Weight: 778 g
• Series: Studies in Global Social Histo
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories