,PREFACE 
,CREAT+ ,FREE ,CITIES 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,MURRAY ,BOOK*9 

,TEXT 3 

,CREAT+ ,FREE ,CITIES 

  

,:AT W\LD A FREE MUNICIPALITY LOOK LIKE8 ,:AT W\LD ITS BASIC 9/ITUTIONS BE8 ,:AT MAT]IAL1 POLITICAL1 & CULTURAL PRECONDITIONS MU/ BE MET BE=E WE CAN >RIVE AT !M1 & :O WILL BE ! AG5TS = SOCIAL *ANGE8 ,:AT K9DS ( MOVEM5TS & POLITICAL EF=TS >E REQUIR$ TO CREATE !M8 ,!SE QUE/IONS /RIKE TO ! CORE ( ,MURRAY ,BOOK*9'S POLITICAL PROJECT1 P>TICUL>LY AS HE REF9$ IT DUR+ ! #a#i#hS & #a#i#iS4 ,! IMM$IATE & ULTIMATE AIM ( ! POLITICAL APPROA* HE ADVANC$ IS TO CREATE FREE CITIES OR MUNICIPALITIES1 & AS SU* IT IS MEANT TO PROVIDE BO? A CLE> SOCIAL IDEAL AS WELL AS A CONCRETE POLITICAL PRAXIS4 

,BY ADVANC+ LIB]T>IAN MUNICIPALISM1 ,BOOK*9 HOP$ TO SEE NEW CIVIC MOVEM5TS EM]GE & CLAIM CONTROL OV] !IR COMMUNITIES4 ,POLITICAL 9VOLVEM5T AT ! LOCAL LEVEL IS NECESS>Y1 HE 9SI/$1 TO GUIDE & 9SPIRE A PROCESS ( MUNICIPAL EMP[]M5T4 ,?IS PROCESS & ! 9/ITUTIONS IT 5TAILS1 HE HOP$1 MAY PROVIDE A FOCAL PO9T = RALLY+ PROGRESSIVE SOCIAL MOVEM5TS TO ! COMMON CAUSE ( POLITICAL FRE$OM 9 ITS MO/ EXPANSIVE S5SE4 ,TO A V]Y L>GE EXT5T1 CREAT+ FREE CITIES IS AB\T DEVELOP+ FREE CITIZ5S1 9 :OSE H&S P[] OV] SOCIETY %\LD BE SQU>ELY PLAC$3 IT MU/ RESIDE 9 POPUL> ASSEMBLIES & NOT 9 BUREAUCRACIES1 P>LIAM5TS1 OR CORPORATE BO>DS4 ,LIB]T>IAN MUNICIPALISM IS AN ATTEMPT TO CREATE ! POLITICAL /RUCTURES NECESS>Y = ?IS %IFT 9 P[]4 ,DEMOCRATIZ$ & RADICALIZ$1 MUNICIPAL CONF$]ATIONS W\LD EM]GE1 IT IS HOP$1 AS A DUAL P[] TO *ALL5GE & ULTIMATELY REPLACE ! NATION /ATE & ! M>KET4 

,A LIFELONG RADICAL & A F]TILE ?9K]1 ,MURRAY ,BOOK*9 HAD BE5 POLITICALLY ACTIVE S9CE ! #a#i#cS2 FIR/ 9 ,COMMUNI/ P>TIES1 TRADE UNIONS1 & ,TROTSKYI/ GR\PS1 !N DUR+ ! #a#i#fS 9 ! CIVIL RI<TS MOVEM5T1 URBAN ECOLOGY PROJECTS1 AN>*I/ GR\PS1 ! RADICAL /UD5T MOVEM5T1 & COMMUNITY GR\PS2 & LAT] 9 ! #a#i#gS & #a#i#hS 9 ANTI-NUCLE> MOVEM5TS & ! E>LY ,GRE5 MOVEM5T4 ,ONLY 9 ! E>LY #a#i#iS DID HIS HEAL? PRECLUDE FUR!R 9VOLVEM5T 9 PRACTICAL POLITICAL AFFAIRS1 BUT HE CONT9U$ TO WRITE UNTIL ! LA/ YE>S ( HIS LIFE4 ,BOOK*9'S WORKS SPANN$ A BROAD RANGE ( ISSUES1 9CLUD+ ECOLOGY1 AN?ROPOLOGY1 TE*NOLOGY1 HI/ORY1 POLITICS1 & PHILOSOPHY4 ,HE />T$ TO WRITE AB\T ECOLOGY & URBAN ISSUES 9 ! #a#i#eS1 & 9 #aifd WROTE HIS SEM9AL 0,ECOLOGY & ,REVOLUTION>Y ,?\<T10 ! FIR/ DEF9ITIVE ESSAY ON RADICAL SOCIAL ECOLOGY4 ,LAT] HE WAS TO REF9E HIS !ORIES - ?R\< A CORPUS ( MORE ?AN #b BOOKS - 9TO A COH]5T BODY ( IDEAS4 ,MURRAY ,BOOK*9 DI$ AT ! AGE ( #h#e1 ON ,JULY #c1 #b#f4 ,) HIS PASS+ WE LO/ ONE ( ! MO/ *ALL5G+ & 9NOVATIVE RADICAL ?9K]S ( ! TW5TIE? C5TURY4 

,BOOK*9 EXPRESS$ HIS IDEAS ON LIB]T>IAN MUNICIPALISM 9 A NUMB] ( ESSAYS & >TICLES1 & ADVOCAT$ IT 9 HIS LECTURES & TALKS4 ,BUT NO BOOK HAS YET APPE>$ ?AT COLLECTS HIS ESSAYS ON ! SUBJECT4 ,?IS COLLECTION ( HIS LATE POLITICAL ESSAYS1 ,I AM PR\D TO SAY1 HELPS FILL ?AT GAP4.<#a.> ,IT %\LD BE SE51 H[EV]1 9 RELATION TO ,BOOK*9'S FULL-L5G? BOOK ON CIVIC DEVELOPM5T1 CITIZ5%IP1 & POLITICS2 ,FROM ,URBANIZATION TO ,CITIES4.<#b.> ,:5 HE REPUBLI%$ ?IS MONUM5TAL WORK 9 #aiib HE ADD$ ! ESSAY 0,! ,MEAN+ ( ,CONF$]ALISM10 & 9 A LAT] $ITION1 9 #a#i#i#e1 FUR!R ADD$ 0,CONF$]AL ,MUNICIPALISM3 ,AN ,OV]VIEW0 AS WELL AS A NEW PROLOGUE4 ,BOOK*9 WAS NO ACADEMIC1 & HE DID NOT WRITE = PURELY S*OL>LY PURPOSES2 HIS AIM ) ?IS WORK 0WAS TO =MULATE A NEW POLITICS0 & BY APP5D+ !SE ESSAYS HE %[$ H[ HE MEANT TO 9SPIRE A MOVEM5T TO GIVE HIS IDEAS CONCRETE REALITY4 

,9 LI<T ( ?IS1 ,I 9ITIALLY 9T5D$ ?IS BOOK TO BE AN EXP&$ APP5DIX TO ,FROM ,URBANIZATION TO ,CITIES1 SO ?AT BO? TOGE!R W\LD CON/ITUTE AN OV]VIEW ( HIS POLITICAL ?9K+4 ,9 MY VIEW HIS LATE ESSAYS1 COLLECT$ H]E1 MAKE HIS E>LI] WORKS ON URBANIZATION1 ECOLOGY1 & REVOLUTION>Y HI/ORY EV5 MORE RELEVANT & TANGIBLE4 ,BOOK*9'S ESSAYS FROM ! #a#i#hS & #a#i#iS HAD TRI$ TO ADVANCE LIB]T>IAN MUNICIPALISM AS AN AN>*I/ ALT]NATIVE1 AN EF=T ?AT TURN$ \T TO BE PROBLEMATICAL4 ,AL?\< = MANY YE>S ,BOOK*9 CALL$ HIMSELF AN AN>*I/1 PIONE]+ ITS CONC]NS ) ECOLOGY & ) HI]>*Y1 HE HAD LONG HAD A TR\BL$ RELATION%IP ) ! AN>*I/ TRADITION4 ,AFT] A BITT] POLEMICAL /RUGGLE TO DEF5D :AT HE CONSID]$ TO BE ITS HI<E/ SOCIAL IDEALS AGA9/ 9DIVIDUALI/S1 WORK]I/S1 MY/ICS1 PRIMITIVI/S1 & AUTONOMI/S1 HE GOT TIR$ ( 0DEF5D+ AN>*ISM AGA9/ AN>*I/S10 AS HE PUT IT1 & PUBLICLY DISASSOCIAT$ HIMSELF FROM AN>*ISM AS SU*4 ,HE HAD SP5T MU* TIME & EF=T =MULAT+ & PRES5T+ LIB]T>IAN MUNICIPALISM AS AN AN>*I/ POLITICS1 BUT AN>*I/S1 IT TURN$ \T1 W]E NOT 9T]E/$ 9 !SE IDEAS1 & 9 FACT ! POLITICAL IDEA ( DEMOCRACY IS ACTUALLY ALI5 TO AN>*ISM4 ,SEV]AL NOTIONS 9 AN>*ISM 9SPIR$ ,BOOK*91 BUT HIS IDEAS AB\T MUNICIPAL GOV]NM5T1 DIRECT DEMOCRACY1 & CONF$]ATION C\LD NOT BE CONTA9$ )9 AN AN>*I/ FRAMEWORK4 ,BREAK+ ) AN>*ISM1 HE URG$ LEFT LIB]T>IAN RADICALS TO EMBRACE A NEW SET ( IDEAS1 9DE$ A NEW IDEOLOGY - HE CALL$ IT COMMUNALISM - ?AT C\LD TRANSC5D ALL CLASSICAL RADICAL !ORIES1 BO? ,M>XI/ & AN>*I/4 ,AS AN ATTEMPT TO REVIVE ,5LI<T5M5T RADICALISM1 ,BOOK*9 9T5D$ COMMUNALISM TO BE A COH]5T IDEOLOGICAL PLAT=M UPON :I* WE MI<T DEVELOP LIB]T>IAN IDEAS TODAY & PROVIDE ! ,LEFT ) A POLITICS4 

,= !SE REASONS1 ,I REALIZ$ V]Y SOON ?AT !SE ESSAYS EXP&$ ! PURPOSE ( ! AN?OLOGY2 !Y GAVE A REM>KABLY CONSI/5T OV]VIEW ( ,BOOK*9'S P]SPECTIVES ON COMMUNALISM & ITS RELATION%IP TO ! ,LEFT 9 G5]AL4 ,TAK5 TOGE!R !SE ESSAYS NOT ONLY PROVIDE AN OV]VIEW ( ,BOOK*9'S POLITICAL IDEAS BUT EXPLA9 H[ HIS POLITICAL IDEAS /EM FROM HIS BROAD] HI/ORICAL1 PHILOSOPHICAL1 & !ORETICAL P]SPECTIVES4 ,AL?\< ! SUBJECT MATT] MAY BE LIB]T>IAN MUNICIPALISM & PRACTICAL POLITICS1 !IR F\NDATIONAL ANALYZES >E PR(\NDLY SOCIAL ECOLOGICAL1 & !IR IDEOLOGICAL P]SPECTIVE IS BASICALLY COMMUNALI/4 

,I *OSE ! TITLE ,FREE ,CITIES = ?IS AN?OLOGY BECAUSE ,I ?9K IT /IMULATES \R UND]/&+ ( ! HI/ORICAL IMPETUS BEH9D ,BOOK*9'S POLITICAL PROJECT4 ,9 ORD] TO A*IEVE ITS IDEAL ( A RATIONAL & ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY1 LIB]T>IAN MUNICIPALISM IS AN EF=T TO CREATE FREE CITIES1 ) AN EMPHASIS ON BO? !SE WORDS4 ,BOOK*9 W\LD HAVE 9SI/$ ?AT WE 9T]PRET FREE NOT SIMPLY AS 09DEP5D5T10 OR 0AUTONOM\S40 ,RA!R1 WE %\LD UND]/& FRE$OM 9 ITS EXPANSIVE POLITICAL S5SE1 AS ! COLLECTIVE EXPRESSION ( HUMAN SELF-RECOGNITION & CONSCI\SNESS4 ,SIMIL>LY1 CITIES %\LD NOT BE 9T]PRET$ M]ELY AS SPATIAL C5T]S ( POPULATION OR TRADE4 ,= ,BOOK*91 ! HI/ORIC RISE ( CITIES BR\<T HUMANITY ! K9D ( SOCIAL FRAMEWORK NE$$ TO BREAK \T ( ! RIGID TRIBAL WORLD & DEVELOP 9TO TRULY SOCIAL BE+S2 SU* CITIFICATION IS A HI/ORICAL PRECONDITION = \R NOTION ( CITIZ5%IP4 ,! IDEAL ( ! FREE CITIES WAS A SUBJECT NOT ONLY ( GREAT HI/ORICAL 9T]E/ BUT ONE ?AT GAVE MEAN+ TO ! PROJECT = SOCIAL & POLITICAL EMANCIPATION4 ,! QUE/ION ?AT OCCUPI$ ,BOOK*9 WAS TO :AT EXT5T MUNICIPALITIES C\LD BECOME G5U9E >5AS = POLITICAL CREATIVITY1 UNIV]SALISM1 & FRE$OM & ?US GIVE HUMAN SOCIETY ITS MO/ RATIONAL EXPRESSION4 

,I ALSO HOPE ?AT ! TITLE ,FREE ,CITIES /IMULATES ! READ] TO CONCEPTUALIZE ! POLITICAL IDEAS ( SOCIAL ECOLOGY 9 A TANGIBLE MANN]4 ,H[ CAN WE EMP[] \R COMMUNITIES & RECREATE !M ALONG LIB]T>IAN L9ES8 ,H[ CAN WE DEMOCRATICALLY TRANS=M ! POLITICAL1 CULTURAL1 & MAT]IAL CONDITIONS ( \R [N T[NS1 VILLAGES1 & CITIES8 ,SOCIAL ECOLOGY PROPOSES A POLITICS ( REMAK+ DAILY LIFE NOT ONLY BY CREAT+ NONHI]>*ICAL SOCIAL RELATION%IPS BUT ALSO BY 9/ITUTIONALLY RE/RUCTUR+ NEI<BORHOODS & CITIES4 ,! SOLEMN !ORETICAL ADH]5CE ( !SE ESSAYS TO 0CIVILIZATORY ADVANCES0 & A 0RATIONAL SOCIETY0 %\LD NOT FRI<T5 ! READ]2 LIB]T>IAN MUNICIPALISM IS A CONCRETE POLITICAL PRACTICE4 ,IT IS MY G5U9E HOPE ?AT ?IS BOOK 5C\RAGES READ]S TO CONSID] H[ TO REVITALIZE !IR [N COMMUNITIES1 H[ WE MAY REMAKE \R MUNICIPALITIES AS GREAT PLACES TO LIVE - = ALL !IR CITIZ5S - & R5D] !M POLITICALLY & SOCIALLY FREE4 

,MY *OICE ( SUBTITLE1 ,COMMUNALISM & ! ,LEFT1 EXPRESSES ,BOOK*9'S WI% TO FRAME HIS !ORIES 9 A COMMUNALI/ FRAMEWORK & TO DEF9E !IR RELATION%IP TO ! ,LEFT4 ,BOOK*9 EXPLA9S 9 !SE ESSAYS ! MAJOR A*IEVEM5TS AS WELL AS ! S]I\S DEFICI5CIES ( V>I\S TRADITIONAL RADICAL ,LEFT IDEOLOGIES1 SU* AS ,M>XISM1 AN>*ISM1 & SYNDICALISM4 ,= ONE ?+1 BO? SOCIALISM & AN>*ISM HAVE IGNOR$ ! NE$ TO DEVELOP A POLITICAL APPROA* 9 ! CLASSICAL S5SE ( ! T]M1 A POLITICS DI/9CT FROM ! ,/ATE ON ! ONE H& & FROM ! SOCIAL SPH]E ON ! O!R4 ,COMMUNALISM WAS = ,BOOK*9 AN ATTEMPT TO PROVIDE ! IDEOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK TO RESUSCITATE ! GREATE/ ,LEFT TRADITIONS & TO =MULATE A LIB]T>IAN POLITICS4 

,! IDEA = ?IS BOOK G]M9AT$ :5 ,I LA/ SAW ,MURRAY1 A FEW MON?S BE=E HIS DEA?4 ,AT ! 5D ( ,NOVEMB] #be ,SVE9UNG ,LEG>D & ,I VISIT$ ,MURRAY & ,JANET ,BIEHL1 HIS LONG-TIME P>TN] & COLLABORATOR1 9 ,BURL+TON4 ,DUR+ \R /AY WE HAD L5G?Y POLITICAL DISCUSSIONS & UND]TOOK A SUB/ANTIAL 9T]VIEW ) ,MURRAY1 :I* TURN$ \T TO BE ! LA/ ONE HE EV] GAVE4 ,AT ONE PO9T 9 \R DISCUSSIONS1 ,BOOK*9 M5TION$ ?AT HE HOP$ TO SEE HIS WRIT+S ON LIB]T>IAN MUNICIPALISM COLLECT$ & PUBLI%$4 ,I HAD ALREADY GIV5 ?IS POSSIBILITY SOME S]I\S ?\<T & HAD SPECIFIC IDEAS AB\T H[ TO PUT TOGE!R AN?OLOGIES ( HIS WRIT+S4 ,= SOME TIME ,I HAD BE5 TRANSLAT+ HIS WORKS 9TO ,NORWEGIAN1 & HAD $IT$1 AN?OLOGIZ$1 & PUBLI%$ HIS POLITICAL WRIT+S H]E 9 ,SC&9AVIA4 ,BUT ,I HAD HESITAT$ TO SUGGE/ AN ,5GLI%-LANGUAGE AN?OLOGY1 S9CE ,5GLI% IS MY SECOND LANGUAGE - AN OBVI\S %ORTCOM+4 ,MOREOV]1 ,MURRAY HAD LONG B5EFIT$ FROM ! SUPPORT ( ,JANET'S SUP]IOR $IT+ SKILLS2 = MANY YE>S1 %E HAD C>EFULLY HELP$ PREP>E HIS MANUSCRIPTS = PUBLICATION4 ,H5CE ,I WAS RELUCTANT TO (F] MY ASSI/ANCE4 ,BUT AT ?AT TIME ,JANET WAS EXHAU/$ FROM ! 9T5SE WORK ( $IT+ ,! ,?IRD ,REVOLUTION & WAS 9 NO POSITION TO UND]TAKE ANY NEW OBLIGATION ( ! SORT PROPOS$4 ,I F]V5TLY WANT$ TO SEE ! AN?OLOGIES MAT]IALIZE1 &1 EMBOLD5$ BY ,MURRAY'S EXPRESS$ WI%1 ,I (F]$ TO ASSI/4 

,MY SPECIFIC SUGGE/IONS W]E TW(OLD4 ,FIR/1 ,I W\LD PUT TOGE!R A SMALL BOOK CONSI/+ ( SOME F\R ESSAYS ?AT GAVE A R\ND$ YET ACCESSIBLE PRES5TATION ( SOCIAL ECOLOGY1 TO BE CALL$ ,SOCIAL ,ECOLOGY & ,COMMUNALISM4.<#c.> ,!N ,I W\LD COLLECT ! MORE DIRECTLY POLITICAL ESSAYS 9 A SECOND BOOK ?AT W\LD COMPRISE A COMPREH5SIVE OV]VIEW4 ,MURRAY & ,I DISCUSS$ !SE BOOK PROJECTS 9 DETAIL1 & HE GAVE ME SOME MANUSCRIPTS & NOTES = MY WORK4.<#d.> ,I ASSUR$ HIM ?AT ,I W\LD DO MY V]Y BE/ TO SEE ?AT !SE BOOKS W]E $IT$ ACCORD+ TO HIS WI%ES1 & HE EXPRESS$ HIS CONFID5CE BY PUTT+ ME 9 *>GE ( !IR PUBLICATION4 ,AS SOON AS ,I RETURN$ TO ,NORWAY1 ,I BEGAN TO WORK ON ! BOOKS4 

,MY [N QUALIFICATIONS = PREP>+ !SE BOOKS MAY NOT BE OBVI\S TO ! READ]1 AS ,I NOT ONLY LIVE ON ! O!R SIDE ( ! ,ATLANTIC FROM ,MURRAY BUT AM NOT A NATIVE ,5GLI% SPEAK]4 ,BUT ,I HAVE BE5 9VOLV$ ) ! IDEAS ( SOCIAL ECOLOGY & LIB]T>IAN MUNICIPALISM S9CE ! E>LY #a#i#iS4 ,I FIR/ MET ,MURRAY 9 #aiif & VISIT$ HIM MANY TIMES !REAFT]1 /AY+ 9 ,BURL+TON = WEEKS & MON?S1 EXP]I5C+ BO? HIS G5]OSITY & ?AT ( HIS FAMILY4 ,MURRAY & ,I REGUL>LY HAD LONG TELEPHONE CONV]SATIONS ?R\<\T \R T5 YE>S ( FRI5D%IP & COOP]ATION4 ,:5EV] ,I MADE A DECISION TO TRANSLATE HIS WORKS 9TO ,NORWEGIAN = PUBLICATION1 ,I ALWAYS 9=M$ HIM ( MY *OICES1 & ,I CONSULT$ HIM :5 ,I 5C\NT]$ PROBLEMS4 ,HE ?US BECAME FAMILI> ) MY $ITORIAL APPROA* & ABILITIES4 ,:5 ,I />T$ WRIT+ MY [N ESSAYS1 HE ALWAYS READ !M C>EFULLY & GAVE ME HIS COMM5TS4 ,HE WAS SOMETIMES A /]N CRITIC1 SOMETIMES 5C\RAG+1 BUT ALWAYS HIS P]SPECTIVES W]E *ALL5G+4 ,OV] ! YE>S WE GREW EV] CLOS]4 ,AFT] ! ,SECOND ,9T]NATIONAL ,CONF]5CE ON ,LIB]T>IAN ,MUNICIPALISM 7HELD 9 ,PLA9FIELD1 ,V]MONT1 9 #a#i#i#i71 ,I SUGGE/$ ! CREATION ( AN 9T]NATIONAL J\RNAL TO EXPRESS A CONSI/5T COMMUNALI/ P]SPECTIVE4 ,MURRAY EAG]LY JO9$ ! J\RNAL'S $ITORIAL BO>D1 ! LA/ POLITICAL GR\P TO :I* HE BELONG$4.<#e.> ,= ITS LAUN* ,I WROTE 0,COMMUNALISM AS ,ALT]NATIVE10 A MANIFE/O-LIKE ESSAY PRES5T+ ! BASIC IDEOLOGICAL VIEWS ,MURRAY HAD DEVELOP$4 

,$IT+ ! TWO AN?OLOGIES WAS A WAY = ME TO CONT9UE \R COOP]ATION1 AS WELL AS A WAY TO %[ MY GRATITUDE = HIS 9TELLECTUAL G5]OSITY4 ,UN=TUNATELY ,MURRAY DI$ ONLY SEV5 MON?S AFT] \R MEET+ ON ! BOOKS1 & HE NEV] HAD ! *ANCE TO SEE EI!R ( !M PUBLI%$4 ,I NONE!LESS FEEL CONFID5T ?AT ,FREE ,CITIES3 ,COMMUNALISM & ! ,LEFT HAS BECOME :AT HE WANT$ IT TO BE4 ,! ESSAYS GA!R$ H]E >E AMONG ,BOOK*9'S LA/1 & !Y GIVE A GOOD OV]VIEW ( HIS IDEAS AT ! 5D ( HIS LIFE4 ,I G5U9ELY HOPE ?AT ! READ] WILL GET AS MU* 9TELLECTUAL /IMULATION & POLITICAL 9SPIRATION FROM READ+ !SE ESSAYS AS ,I HAVE DONE FROM PREP>+ !M = PUBLICATION4 

,SOME ( ! ESSAYS 9 ?IS AN?OLOGY MAY ALREADY BE FAMILI> TO READ]S :O HAVE FOLL[$ ,BOOK*9'S WORK CLOSELY1 BUT MO/ ( !M >E PREVI\SLY UNPUBLI%$2 !Y HAVE BE5 COLLECT$ FROM LETT]S1 LECTURES1 UNF9I%$ DRAFTS1 & MANUSCRIPTS4 ,I HAVE TRI$ TO ORD] !M 9 A FL[+ PRES5TATION TO GIVE AN OV]VIEW ( ,BOOK*9'S LATE POLITICAL \TLOOK4 ,S9CE HE DI$ BE=E WITNESS+ ! COMPLETION ( ?IS PROJECT1 ,I ?9K IT IS ONLY DEC5T TO EXPLA9 AS FULLY AS POSSIBLE MY $ITORIAL *OICES 9 CREAT+ ,FREE ,CITIES4 

,G5]ALLY SPEAK+1 9 ADDITION TO DO+ REGUL> $ITORIAL WORK1 SU* AS ADD+ TITLES & SUBHEAD+S1 OR D\BLE*ECK+ REF]5CES1 DATES & NAMES1 ,I HAVE TRI$ TO CREATE A COMMON /YLE ( PRES5TATION BY MAK+ ! NOTES1 LETT]S & UNF9I%$ MANUSCRIPTS 9TO PROP] ESSAYS4 ,! BOOK CONSI/S BO? ( 9DEP5D5T ESSAYS ON SPECIFIC POLITICAL ISSUES & ( MORE G5]AL ESSAYS 9 :I* ,BOOK*9 (T5 GIVES BRIEF SYNOPSES ( HIS BASIC POLITICAL IDEAS4 ,AS A CONSEQU5CE1 !RE IS 9EVITABLY SOME OV]LAP BETWE5 ! *APT]S1 ?\< ,I HAVE TRI$ TO KEEP ?IS TO A M9IMUM4 ,9 !SE ESSAYS ,MURRAY MADE RECURR+ REF]5CES TO HIS BASIC WORKS1 ,FROM ,URBANIZATION TO ,CITIES1 ,! ,ECOLOGY ( ,FRE$OM1 & ,REMAK+ ,SOCIETY1 & ?\< ,I HAVE TRIMM$ D[N ! NUMB] ( REF]5CES H]E1 ,I W\LD /RONGLY ADVISE ! READ] UNFAMILI> ) !SE WORKS TO CONSULT !M4 ,SOMETIMES ,BOOK*9 W\LD DISCUSS ! SAME IDEA 9 SEV]AL PLACES1 SU* AS ! DI/9CTION BETWE5 POLITICS & /ATECRAFT1 OR HIS TRIP>TITE DI/9CTION BETWE5 ! POLITICAL SPH]E1 ! SOCIAL SPH]E1 & ! ,/ATE4 ,SUFFICE TO SAY1 AGA91 READ]S WILL DEEP5 !IR UND]/&+ ( !SE IDEAS BY EXPLOR+ !M FUR!R 9 ,BOOK*9'S L>G] WORKS4 

,I HAVE ALSO CUT \T SOME ( ! CONCEPTUAL DISCUSSIONS ,BOOK*9 REPEAT$ OV] SEV]AL ( !SE ESSAYS3 9 P>TICUL> HIS (T5-M5TION$ EXPLANATION ?AT HE IS US+ ! T]M POLITICS 9 ITS CLASSICAL ,GREEK MEAN+1 AS ! SELF-MANAGEM5T ( ! POLIS1 & HIS FREQU5TLY REPEAT$ CAVEAT ?AT HE IS WELL AW>E ( ! HI/ORICAL %ORTCOM+S ( ANCI5T ,A!NIAN DEMOCRACY 9 REG>D TO SLAV]Y1 X5OPHOBIA1 & PATRI>*Y4 ,:5 ,BOOK*9 RAISES SIMIL> !MES 9 DIFF]5T ESSAYS - SAY1 ON ! ISSUES ( CONS5SUS1 CONF$]ATION1 OR GOV]NM5T - ,I HAVE TRI$ TO LIMIT ! REPETITION1 EI!R BY REMOV+ SECTIONS OR CONSOLIDAT+ ! DISCUSSION 9 ONE PLACE1 P>TICUL>LY 9 ! PREVI\SLY UNPUBLI%$ WRIT+S4 ,G5]ALLY ,I HAVE OMITT$ REPETITIONS ( SIMIL> >GUM5TS 9 DIFF]5T ESSAYS1 BUT HAVE LEFT !M 9TACT :5 !Y APPROA* AN ISSUE FROM A DI/9CTIVE ANGLE & ?US S]VE TO NUANCE HIS VIEWS4 ,H]E ,BOOK*9 WAS WELL AW>E ( MY G5]AL 9T5TION4 

,:5EV] POSSIBLE ,I HAVE ACCOMMODAT$ ,BOOK*9'S WI% TO UPDATE HIS ESSAYS ACCORD+ TO ! COMMUNALI/ P]SPECTIVE4 ,?IS ISSUE IS ( C\RSE MO/ SIGNIFICANTLY RELAT$ TO HIS BREAK ) AN>*ISM1 A MATT] HE EXPLA9S 9 SOME DETAIL 9 SEV]AL ( ! ESSAYS4.<#f.> ,TO ! EXT5T ?AT WAS APPROPRIATE1 ,I HAVE ALSO UPDAT$ SOME ( ! OLD] ESSAYS4 ,SIMIL>LY1 :5 HE APPEALS TO A SPECIFIC GR\P 7SAY1 ! ,GRE5S1 ) :OM HE WORK$ ) = A :ILE7 9 A WAY ?AT SEEM$ \TDAT$1 ,I HAVE TRI$ TO MAKE ! APPEAL MORE G5]AL 7*ANG+ IT TO1 SAY1 0RADICAL ECOLOGI/S074 ,I ?OR\<LY DISCUSS$ ALL !SE *ANGES ) ,BOOK*9 & AM MAK+ !M H]E AT HIS EXPLICIT REQUE/4 

,:5EV] L9K+ ONE P>AGRAPH TO ANO!R REQUIR$ ! ADDITION ( A TRANSITIONAL S5T5CE1 ,I HAVE TRI$ TO MAKE USE ( CONCRETE EXPRESSIONS ?AT ,BOOK*9 US$ ELSE:]E4 ,TO ! BE/ ( MY ABILITIES1 :5EV] ,I HAVE HAD TO REVISE P>AGRAPHS OR MOVE PHRASES1 ,I HAVE TRI$ TO PRES]VE ,BOOK*9'S TONE4 ,IF READ]S SOMETIMES MISS ! *>ACT]I/IC MUSICALITY ( HIS WRIT+S1 IT IS NOT = LACK ( TRY+ ON MY P>T4 

,! H>DE/ P>T ( PUTT+ TOGE!R SU* AN AN?OLOGY1 H[EV]1 LIES 9 DECID+ :I* ESSAYS TO 9CLUDE & H[ TO ORGANIZE !M4 ,I CAN ONLY HOPE ?AT MORE ( ,BOOK*9'S ESSAYS1 LECTURES & 9T]VIEWS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE 9 ! YE>S TO COME1 TO %$ FUR!R LI<T ON HIS 9TELLECTUAL DEVELOPM5T1 P>TICUL>LY DUR+ ! LA/ DECADES4 ,/ILL1 BAS$ AS IT IS ON MY UND]/&+ ( :AT ,BOOK*9 WANT$ TO SEE PUBLI%$ FROM ! LA/ YE>S ( HIS LIFE1 ?IS BOOK PRES5TS ?AT WORK AS HONE/LY AS POSSIBLE4 

,! 0,9TRODUCTION0 IS COBBL$ TOGE!R FROM NOTES ?AT ,BOOK*9 GAVE ME ,NOVEMB] #b#e4 ,:5 WE W]E DISCUSS+ ?IS PROJECT1 ,I TOLD HIM ?AT ,I W\LD LOVE TO HAVE HIM WRITE AN 9TRODUCTION TO ?IS BOOK1 AS HIS E>LI] ESSAYS ON LIB]T>IAN MUNICIPALISM NE$$ CONTEXTUALIZATION 9 LI<T ( HIS REC5T BREAK ) AN>*ISM4 ,HE !N REVEAL$ ?AT HE HAD ALREADY />T$ DRAFT+ SU* AN 9TRODUCTION1 & PASS$ ALONG TO ME HIS DRAFT1 ALONG ) A DRAFT = A SEP>ATE ESSAY HE HAD REC5TLY />T$ WRIT+4 ,BO? !SE DRAFTS W]E 9 A WOEFULLY UNF9I%$ /ATE1 ALMO/ NOTES1 & WE AGRE$ ?AT !Y HAD TO BE FOCUS$ TO FIT ?IS SPECIFIC AN?OLOGY4 ,TO EASE MY WORK1 ,I SUGGE/$ WE USE ! DRAFTS 9 COMB9ATION ) A %ORT PIECE ,BOOK*9 HAD WRITT5 TO 9TRODUCE A REC5T ,SW$I% AN?OLOGY ( HIS WRIT+S - A SUGGE/ION HE APPROV$4.<#g.> ,I HAVE ?US EXTRACT$ ! CORE MESSAGE ( HIS DRAFTS & SPUN !M >\ND ! EXI/+ ,SW$I% 9TRODUCTION4 ,BY FUR!R DI/+UI%+ HIS COMMUNALI/ APPROA* FROM ,M>XISM & AN>*ISM1 & BY EMPHASIZ+ ! PR(\ND HI/ORICISM ( !SE IDEAS1 ,I ?9K ?IS PIECE CON/ITUTES AN APPROPRIATE 9TRODUCTION TO ! PRES5T AN?OLOGY4 

,! NEXT ESSAY1 0,! ,ECOLOGICAL ,CRISIS & ! ,NE$ TO ,REMAKE ,SOCIETY10 BR+S US DIRECTLY TO SOME SOCIAL ECOLOGICAL CONCLUSIONS ON POLITICAL RADICALISM1 & SITUATES ! REMA9+ ESSAYS 9 ! CONTEXT ( SOCIAL ECOLOGY4 ,I *OSE ?IS ESSAY BECAUSE ,I F9D IT TO BE AN ACCESSIBLE LEAD9 TO LIB]T>IAN MUNICIPALISM AS A SOCIAL ECOLOGICAL POLITICS1 9 RELATION TO ! IMP5D+ ECOLOGICAL CRISIS ?AT BESETS US4 ,I ALSO LIKE ! FACT ?AT IT BRIEFLY T\*ES ON ,BOOK*9'S CRITICISMS ( O!R RADICAL T5D5CIES 9 ! ECOLOGY MOVEM5T1 CRITICISMS ?AT HAVE MADE = DEF9+ DEBATES4 ,?IS ESSAY WAS ORIG9ALLY PUBLI%$ AS 0,! ,ECOLOGICAL ,CRISIS1 ,SOCIALISM1 & ! ,NE$ TO ,REMAKE ,SOCIETY10 9 ,SOCIETY & ,NATURE #b1 NO4 #c 7#a#i#i#d71 & HAS BE5 $IT$ ONLY SLI<TLY TO FIT ?IS AN?OLOGY4 

0,NATIONALISM & ! ',NATIONAL ,QUE/ION1'0 WRITT5 9 ,M>* #a#i#i#c1 WAS FIR/ PUBLI%$ 9 ,SOCIETY & ,NATURE #b1 NO4 #b 7#a#i#i#d74 ,IT HAS LONG BE5 ONE ( MY P]SONAL FAVORITES AMONG ,BOOK*9'S ESSAYS1 & ,I AM HAPPY TO 9CLUDE IT H]E AS IT GIVES A SOLID HI/ORICAL >GUM5T NOT ONLY AGA9/ /ATISM BUT ALSO AGA9/ NATIONALISM4 ,9 ?IS ESSAY ,BOOK*9 EXPLORES ! ,LEFT'S HI/ORICALLY AMBIVAL5T RELATION%IP TO ! 0NATIONAL QUE/ION10 & CONTRA/S HIS IDEAS ( MUNICIPALISM & CONF$]ATION TO ?OSE ( NATIONS & /ATES1 PRECISELY BY ! UNIV]SAL PR9CIPLES ( DEMOCRACY & HUMAN SOLID>ITY4 ,! SUCC9CT 0,NATIONALISM & ! ,GREAT ,REVOLUTIONS0 WAS ORIG9ALLY PUBLI%$ AS AN ADD5DUM TO ! PREC$+ ESSAY1 HI<LI<T+ ! UNIV]SALI/IC SPIRIT ( ! ,5LI<T5ME ,BOOK*9'S >GUM5TS AGA9/ NATIONALISM & /ATISM >E TAK5 FUR!R 9 ! NEXT PIECE1 :I* ,I HAVE CALL$ 0,! ,HI/ORICAL ,IMPORTANCE ( ! ,CITY10 & :I* CONSI/S ( EXC]PTS FROM A LONG] POLEMICAL ESSAY 0,COMM5TS ON ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,SOCIAL ,ECOLOGY ,NETWORK ,GA!R+ & ! ',DEEP ,SOCIAL ,ECOLOGY' ( ,JOHN ,CL>K10 WRITT5 9 ,SEPTEMB] #aiie & PUBLI%$ 9 ,DEMOCRACY & ,NATURE #c1 NO4 #c 7#a#i#i#g74 ,H]E WE >E GIV5 =CEFUL >GUM5TS = ! CIVILIZATORY & HUMANIZ+ ASPECTS ( ! EM]G5CE ( ! CITIES - ! T5D5CIES ?AT LIB]T>IAN MUNICIPALISM ULTIMATELY WANTS TO RECOV] & EXP&4 ,I TOLD ,BOOK*9 ?AT ,I HAD LONG WANT$ TO HI<LI<T SOME ( ! MA9 ISSUES 9 HIS POLEMICS ) ,JOHN ,CL>K1 & ,I SPECIFICALLY SUGGE/$ !SE EXC]PTS4 ,FRU/RAT+LY1 MANY ( HIS POLITICAL ADV]S>IES HAVE T5D$ TO DEFLECT ATT5TION FROM ! REAL IDEOLOGICAL QUE/IONS AT /AKE2 BY 9CLUD+ !SE EXC]PTS1 ,I HOPE TO (F] ! BASIC YET CRUCIAL >GUM5TS4 ,I SUGGE/$ TO ,BOOK*9 ?AT ,I 9CLUDE ?IS ABRIDG$ V]SION1 BUT W\LD NOT WANT TO SUGGE/ ?AT ?IS V]SION IS BETT] ?AN ! ORIG9AL1 ONLY ?AT IT BETT] S]VES \R PURPOSE H]E4 ,NEI!R W\LD ,I WANT READ]S TO IGNORE ! FACT ?AT EV]Y S5T5CE 9 ?IS ESSAY IS MEANT AS A DIRECT OR 9DIRECT CRITICISM ( ,CL>K'S POSITION4 ,READ]S >E /RONGLY 5C\RAG$ TO READ ! POLEMIC 9 FULL1 :I* RELATES MORE DIRECTLY TO ! ACTUAL PO9TS ( CONT5TION & CONTA9S O!R IMPORTANT DISCUSSIONS AS WELL4.<#h.> ,O!R ESSAYS FROM ,BOOK*9'S #a#i#iS DEBATES ) AN>*I/S >E C]TA9LY ALSO ( 9T]E/1 AS !Y (T5 GIVE DIFF]5T EMPHASES & NUANCES TO HIS POLITICAL IDEAS4 

,! #a#i#iS DEBATES OV] ! NATURE ( AN>*ISM ALI5AT$ ,BOOK*9 FROM ! CONTEMPOR>Y AN>*I/ MOVEM5T4 ,UN=TUNATELY HE WROTE NO FUNDAM5TAL ESSAYS ?AT EXPLA9$ HIS CONCLUSIONS 9 GREAT DETAIL1 AL?\< 9 RETROSPECT WE CAN SEE H[ ,SOCIAL ,AN>*ISM OR ,LIFE/YLE ,AN>*ISM 9ITIAT$ HIS BREAK ) ?IS IDEOLOGY4.<#i.> ,MANY ( ! FEATURES ( 0LIFE/YLE AN>*ISM0 ?AT HE CRITICIZ$ W]E ONES ?AT HE LAT] CONCLUD$ W]E SYMPTOMATIC ( AN>*ISM AS SU*4 ,MURRAY EXPLA9$ HIS REASON+ 9 A LETT] TO ,PET] ,ZEG]S & ! $ITORIAL BO>D ( ,COMMUNALISM 79 ,NOVEMB] #b#a71 9 :I* HE CONSID]S EV5 ! MORE SOCIAL =MS ( AN>*ISM TO BE BASICALLY EGOI/4 ,HE ALSO DEVELOP$ SOME ( !SE IDEAS 9 A LETT] TO ,HAMI% ,ALCORN1 WRITT5 ON ,JULY #c1 #a#i#i#i1 JU/ BE=E HIS PUBLIC BREAK ) AN>*ISM4 ,) ,BOOK*9'S P]MISSION ,I HAVE /RUCTUR$ ! ESSAY 0,AN>*ISM AS ,9DIVIDUALISM0 >\ND !SE TWO LETT]S1 9CORPORAT+ AS WELL SOME UNPUBLI%$ MAT]IAL FROM 0,T[>D A ,COMMUNALI/ ,APPROA*0 & AN E>LY V]SION ( 0,! ,COMMUNALI/ ,PROJECT40 ,DESPITE ITS BREVITY1 ,I ?9K ?IS ESSAY MAY %$ LI<T ON ,BOOK*9'S REASONS = BREAK+ ) AN>*ISM - ! POLITICAL IDEOLOGY ) :I* HE HAD BE5 ASSOCIAT$1 & ( :I* HE HAD BE5 A MAJOR REPRES5TATIVE1 = F\R DECADES4 

,! NEXT ESSAY1 0,AN>*ISM1 ,P[]1 & ,GOV]NM5T10 IS BAS$ ON ! APP5DIX ,MURRAY WROTE TO 0,! ,COMMUNALI/ ,PROJECT10 :I* HE CALL$ 0,AN>*ISM & ,P[] 9 ! ,SPANI% ,REVOLUTION10 PUBLI%$ 9 ,COMMUNALISM1 NO4 #b 7,NOVEMB] #b#b74 ,I HAVE EXP&$ IT ) EXC]PTS ON ! SAME SUBJECT ORIG9ALLY FROM 0,! ,FUTURE ( ! ,LEFT0 & 0,T[>D A ,COMMUNALI/ ,APPROA*40 ,AS !SE ESSAYS W]E WRITT5 >\ND ! SAME TIME & BR\<T UP V]Y SIMIL> ISSUES1 ,I HAVE KNITT$ SIMIL> PASSAGES TOGE!R4 ,AS SU*1 ,I ?9K ?IS %ORT ESSAY CONTA9S ONE ( HIS WEI<TIE/ >GUM5TS AGA9/ AN>*ISM1 FOCUS+ P>TICUL>LY ON ITS 9ABILITY TO DEAL ) REAL-LIFE PROBLEMS 9 P]IODS ( SOCIAL *ANGE & REVOLUTION4 

,! TWO PREC$+ ESSAYS MAKE AN 9T]E/+ CONTRA/ ) 0,! ,REVOLUTION>Y ,POLITICS ( ,LIB]T>IAN ,MUNICIPALISM40 ,WRITT5 AS A VIDEO-TRANSMITT$ SPEE* ?AT ,BOOK*9 PRES5T$ TO ! ,FIR/ ,9T]NATIONAL ,CONF]5CE ON ,LIB]T>IAN ,MUNICIPALISM1 HELD 9 ,LISBON 9 #a#i#i#h1 IT WAS ONE ( HIS LA/ ATTEMPTS TO PRES5T HIS POLITICAL IDEAS AS A DIRECT EXT5SION ( ! AN>*I/-COMMUNI/ TRADITION4 ,H]E HE TRIES TO UPHOLD ! CLASSICAL AN>*I/ PREF]5CE = COMMUNES1 REVOLUTIONISM1 & F$]ATIONS1 9 ORD] TO REWORK & REF9E !SE IDEALS = *ANG$ SOCIAL CONDITIONS3 ,! SPEE* WAS TITL$ 0,A ,POLITICS = ! #b#a/ ,C5TURY40 ,I HAVE REMOV$ DAT$ REF]5CES & SOME P>TS ?AT OV]LAP ) ! O!R ESSAYS 9CLUD$ H]E94 ,I HAVE ALSO TRI$ TO UPDATE ! ESSAY ACCORD+ TO ,BOOK*9'S EXPRESS$ WI%ES1 MAK+ M9OR *ANGES CONC]N+ HIS IDEOLOGICAL DRIFT FROM AN>*ISM TO COMMUNALISM1 )\T *ANG+ ANY ( ITS BASIC CONT5T4 ,AFT] ?IS SPEE* ,BOOK*9 GAVE UP ON HIS ATTEMPTS TO 9FLU5CE ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T FROM )91 &1 AT ! ,SECOND ,9T]NATIONAL ,CONF]5CE 9 ,V]MONT ! FOLL[+ YE>1 HE BROKE OP5LY ) AN>*ISM AS A !ORY & A MOVEM5T4 ,?IS ESSAY CONTA9S HIS LA/ IMPORTANT EVALUATION ( ! AN>*I/ TRADITION FROM )91 TRY+ TO EMPHASIZE ITS REVOLUTION>Y1 DEMOCRATIC1 & SOCIALI/ *>ACT]4 ,HE LAT] CONSID]$ HIS EF=TS TO HAVE BE5 AN UTT] FAILURE4 ,:]E HE HAD E>LI] ATTEMPT$ TO EXP& ! F$]ALI/1 COOP]ATIVE1 & MUNICIPALI/ TR5DS )9 ! AN>*I/ TRADITION1 HE N[ TRI$ TO BR+ ?OSE VALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS 9TO A NEW !ORETICAL FRAMEWORK UNBURD5$ BY ! ANTI-SOCIAL1 ANTI-9TELLECTUAL1 & ANTIORGANIZATIONAL T5D5CIES ) :I* AN>*ISM HAS ALWAYS /RUGGL$4 

,! NEXT ESSAY1 0,! ,FUTURE ( ! ,LEFT10 IS 9 MY VIEW ! JEWEL ( ?IS COLLECTION1 TY+ ALL ! O!R PIECES TOGE!R & GIV+ ?IS AN?OLOGY ITS NECESS>Y COH]5CE & BREAD?4 ,H]E ,BOOK*9 ASSESSES ( ! /ATE ( RADICALISM AT ! TURN ( ! TW5TY-FIR/ C5TURY - NOT ONLY ! RADICALISM ( ! CONTEMPOR>Y RESI/ANCE AGA9/ 0GLOBALIZATION10 BUT RADICALISM GO+ BACK TO ! 9T]W> P]IOD & TW5TIE?-C5TURY REVOLUTION>Y EXP]I5CES4 ,HE TAKES A REM>KABLY DETA*$1 YET 5GAG$1 LOOK AT TRADITIONAL RADICALISM & ITS BASIC PREMISES1 SPECIFICALLY ANALYZ+ TR5DS 9 ,M>XISM & AN>*ISM4 ,BOOK*9 (T5 SPOKE ( ?IS ESSAY & F9ALLY %[$ IT TO ME AT \R ,NOVEMB] #be MEET+4 ,! MANUSCRIPT HE H&$ OV] TO ME TO $IT HAD BE5 WRITT5 9 ,DECEMB] #b#b4 ,IT WAS /ILL UNF9I%$ 7IT ACTUALLY 5D$ MID-S5T5CE7 BUT WAS REM>KABLY CONSI/5T 9 ITS REASON+4 ,AL?\< ,I HAVE $IT$ ! ESSAY1 NO?+ ( SUB/ANCE HAS BE5 OMITT$1 & ?\< IT BROAD5S ! FOCUS ( ?IS AN?OLOGY F> BEYOND ! COLLECTION ( 0/RICTLY POLITICAL0 WRIT+S ,I HAD 9T5D$1 IT IS ?IS PIECE ?AT CONTA9S ,BOOK*9'S MO/ MATURE IDEAS4 ,IT IS FULLY COMMUNALI/1 POS+ A SET ( *ALL5G+ QUE/IONS = \R G5]ATION ( RADICALS TO CONSID]1 & EV5 AS A /&-ALONE ESSAY IT GIVES ?IS BOOK A SCOPE ?AT /RET*ES F> 9TO ! FUTURE4 

,WE CLOSE ) AN ESSAY ?AT ,BOOK*9 WROTE = ,COMMUNALISM4 ,ORIG9ALLY WRITT5 9 ,JULY #b AS 0,COMMUNALISM3 ,AN ,OV]VIEW10 IT WAS SUPPOS$ TO BE REVIS$ = PUBLICATION1 BUT 9/EAD ,BOOK*9 WROTE A COMPLETELY NEW ESSAY ?AT 5D$ UP AS ! MA/]FULLY COMPOS$ & !ORETICALLY *ALL5G+ 0,! ,COMMUNALI/ ,PROJECT40.<#a.> ,EV5 ?\< ! 0,OV]VIEW0 ESSAY WAS ?US SUP]S$$1 IT CONTA9$ SO MANY 9T]E/+ ASPECTS ?AT ,I ALWAYS FELT IT DES]V$ TO BE PUBLI%$ 9 ITS [N RI<T4 ,AS A MATT] ( FACT1 ,BOOK*9 HIMSELF RETURN$ TO IT 9 ,JUNE #bc & MADE SOME SIGNIFICANT UPDATES1 & ,I HAVE S9CE TAK5 \T ALL ! P>TS ?AT OV]LAP ) 0,! ,COMMUNALI/ ,PROJECT40 ,I ?9K IT IS ( GREAT 9T]E/1 NOT BECAUSE IT IS A DEF9ITIVE EXPOSITION ( COMMUNALISM - IT IS NOT - BUT RA!R BECAUSE IT IS SO SUGGE/IVE ( SU* AN EXPOSITION4 ,9 ?IS ESSAY WE SEE ,BOOK*9 /ILL /RUGGL+ ) HIS IDEOLOGICAL BREAK ) AN>*ISM1 FRAM+ HIS PRES5TATION ALMO/ 5TIRELY AS A POLEMIC AGA9/ PREVAL5T AN>*I/ NOTIONS - UNLIKE 0,! ,COMMUNALI/ ,PROJECT0 & 0,! ,FUTURE ( ! ,LEFT10 :I* /& \T 9DEP5D5TLY AS A *ALL5G+ IDEOLOGICAL TE/AM5T4 

,TAK5 TOGE!R1 ! ESSAYS 9 ,FREE ,CITIES REPRES5T ,BOOK*9'S MO/ REC5T IDEAS1 P>TICUL>LY ON POLITICAL & IDEOLOGICAL ISSUES4 ,9 MY VIEW ?IS AN?OLOGY (F]S BO? A GOOD 9TRODUCTION TO HIS POLITICAL IDEAS AS WELL AS SOLID OV]VIEW ( HIS COMMUNALI/ APPROA*4 ,NOT ONLY DOES IT CONTA9 MU* PREVI\SLY UNPUBLI%$ MAT]IAL1 IT HELPS EXPLA9 IDEOLOGICAL ISSUES ?AT REMA9$ UNRESOLV$ AT HIS DEA?1 P>TICUL>LY CONC]N+ HIS IDEOLOGICAL BREAK ) AN>*ISM4 ,IT WILL BE EASY = READ]S FAMILI> ) ,BOOK*9'S WRIT+S TO SEE H[ HIS DI/9CT POLITICAL IDEAS >E $UC$ FROM HIS BROAD] !ORY ( SOCIAL ECOLOGY4 ,= ,BOOK*91 TO ADVANCE LIB]T>IAN MUNICIPALISM MEANT TO DEF5D & BUILD UPON ! IDEALS ( ! ,5LI<T5M5T1 :I* HE CONSID]$ ! GREATE/ TRADITION ( SOCIAL DEVELOPM5T4 ,BAS$ ON COMMUNALISM & SOCIAL ECOLOGY1 LIB]T>IAN MUNICIPALISM IS A FUNDAM5TAL ATTEMPT TO DEF9E A POLITICAL HUMANISM & TO =MULATE & CREATE A RATIONAL SOCIETY4 

,I CONFESS ?AT PREP>+ ?IS MANUSCRIPT = PUBLICATION HAS NOT BE5 EASY1 P>TICUL>LY S9CE ,BOOK*9 PASS$ AWAY BE=E SEE+ ITS COMPLETION4 ,DESPITE ! >DU\S TASK1 ,I HAVE NEV]!LESS F\ND IT A PLEASURE TO WORK ) !SE WOND]FUL IDEAS4 

,I W\LD P>TICUL>LY LIKE TO ?ANK ,JANET ,BIEHL1 :O METICUL\SLY $IT$ ALL ( ,MURRAY'S WORK 9 HIS LA/ TWO DECADES BE=E IT SAW PUBLICATION4 ,I W\LD ALSO LIKE TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO MY CLOSE COMRADES ,YNGVILD ,HASVIK & ,SVE9UNG ,LEG>D1 S9CE !IR SUPPORT1 PATI5CE1 & ADVICE HAVE BE5 9DISP5SABLE 9 F9I%+ ?IS PROJECT4 

,AT ! 5D ( ?IS PREFACE ,I W\LD ALSO LIKE TO PROP]LY ?ANK ,MURRAY ,BOOK*9 = ALL[+ ME TO WORK ON !SE IDEAS1 & = \R T5 YE>S ( COOP]ATION & FRI5D%IP4 ,IT HAS BE5 A PRIVILEGE TO BE ASSOCIAT$ ) HIM2 HIS 9TELLECTUAL VIGOR WAS ALWAYS A S\RCE ( GREAT 9SPIRATION1 & ,I HAVE GA9$ MU* FROM HIS G5U9ELY %>+ P]SONALITY4 ,H[EV] MU* ,I HAVE 5JOY$ HIS W>M? & G5]OSITY ON A P]SONAL LEVEL1 MY GRATITUDE ABOVE ALL IS = HIS A*IEVEM5T 9 PROVID+ A FUTURE MOVEM5T ) SU* *ALL5G+ IDEAS4 

,IF ?IS COLLECTION ( ESSAYS CONTRIBUTES TO CONTEMPOR>Y DISCUSSIONS ON :AT K9D ( POLITICAL 9/ITUTIONS & RADICAL ORGANIZATIONS WE NE$ TODAY1 IT WILL HAVE S]V$ ITS PURPOSE4 ,IT IS MY G5U9E HOPE ?AT READ]S WILL SEEK TO FAMILI>IZE !MSELVES ) ,BOOK*9'S IDEAS1 H]E & 9 HIS O!R WORKS1 NOT AS AN ACADEMIC EX]CISE BUT AS A WAY ( PREP>+ TO *ANGE ! WORLD4 

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