,REVIEW ( ,BLACK ,FLAME ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,IA9 ,MC,KAY ,TEXT 3 ,BLACK ,FLAME3 ,! ,REVOLUTION>Y ,CLASS ,POLITICS ( ,AN>*ISM & ,SYNDICALISM ,LUCI5 ,VAN D] ,WALT & ,MI*AEL ,S*MIDT ,A,K ,PRESS 7#b#i7 ,?IS IS AN EXCELL5T WORK4 ,WIDE RANG+1 BO? 9 T]MS ( SUBJECTS COV]$ & GEOGRAPHY4 ,! LATT] MAKES A WELCOME BREAK FROM MO/ ACC\NTS ( AN>*ISM :I* >E SADLY ALL-TOO ,EUROC5TRIC4 ,! =M] SEES AN>*I/ ANALYSIS EXP&$ FROM ! USUAL SUBJECTS ( POLITICAL AU?ORITY & ECONOMIC CLASS 9TO G5D] & IMP]IALISM 7& NATIONAL LIB]ATION /RUGGLES74 ,IT COV]S SU* P]5NIAL ISSUES AS AN>*I/ ORGANIZATION 79CLUD+ ,PLAT=MISM71 ! ,SPANI% ,REVOLUTION & A HO/ ( O!RS4 ,BLACK ,FLAME GETS ALMO/ EV]Y?+ RI*ISM1 CLASS /RUGGLE AN>*ISM 7COLLECTIVI/1 COMMUNI/ & SYNDICALI/ AN>*ISM1 9 O!R WORDS74 ,IT IS COMPREH5SIVE1 DISCUSS+ ALL IMPORTANT ISSUES1 PEOPLE & MOVEM5TS4 ,! AU?ORS >E RI*I/ ROOTS ( SYNDICALISM & EXPOS+ ! ,L59I/ MY? ?AT AN>*ISM & SYNDICALISM >E FUNDAM5TALLY DIFF]5T4 ,!Y DEBUNK ! NOTION ?AT ,SOREL WAS ! CREATOR OR MA9 !ORETICIAN ( SYNDICALISM4 ,!Y PLACE AN>*ISM :]E IT %\LD BE3 AS P>T ( ! WID] SOCIALI/ MOVEM5T1 ITS LIB]T>IAN W+4 ,IT IS RI*ISM IS 0A PRODUCT ( ! CAPITALI/ WORLD & ! WORK+ CLASS IT CREAT$0 7P4 #i#f7 & ?AT ?9K]S & ACTIVI/S ALIKE 0DEF9$ AN>*ISM AS AN ANTICAPITALI/ IDEOLOGY & A =M ( SOCIALISM40 7P4 #d#f7 ,IT DOES A GREAT JOB 9 DISCUSS+ ! 9S & \TS ( \R MOVEM5T & !ORY1 US+ PRACTICE TO ILLUM9ATE \R IDEAS4 ,I HAVE TWO SOME:AT M9OR QUIBBLES AB\T IT1 :I* ,I HOPE ?AT ! COMRADES WILL TAKE AS POSITIVE FE$BACK TO AN \T/&+ CONTRIBUTION TO AN>*I/ !ORY & HI/ORY4 ,! FIR/1 M9OR1 CRITICISM IS ! CLAIM ?AT ,DANIEL ,DE ,LEON1 ,BIG ,BILL ,HAYWOOD & ,JAMES ,CONNOLLY CAN BE 9CLUD$ 9 ! BROAD AN>*I/ TRADITION4 ,!Y W]E ,M>XI/S6 ,BY NO /RET* ( ! IMAG9ATION CAN !Y BE CONSID]$ AN>*I/S4 ,! REASON :Y ,BLACK ,FLAME HAS 0DESCRIB$ ,DE ,LEONISM AS A =M ( SYNDICALISM0 IS ?AT 0SYNDICALISM WAS A TYPE ( AN>*ISM0 & 0SELF-ID5TIFICATION AS A ,M>XI/ OR AN AN>*I/ IS LESS IMPORTANT ?AN ! CONT5T ( ! IDEAS ADOPT$1 & ! IDEAS ( ! ,I,W,W >E C]TA9LY )9 ! AMBIT ( ! BROAD AN>*I/ TRADITION40 7P4 #a#f#a7 ,BUT ?AT IS CONFUS+ A TACTIC ) A !ORY4 ,SYNDICALISM IS AN AN>*I/ TACTIC1 & LIKE O!R TACTICS CAN BE UTILIZ$ BY NON-AN>*I/S4 ,?US WE CAN HAVE ,M>XI/ AS WELL AS AN>*I/ SYNDICALI/S 7AL?\< ! IRONY ( ,M>XI/S SUBSCRIB+ TO ! IDEAS ( ,BAKUN9 RA!R ?AN ,M>X %\LD BE /RESS$74 ,!Y !MSELVES ACKN[L$GE ?IS :5 >GU+ ?AT ! ,ITALIAN SYNDICALI/S :O LAT] BECAME FASCI/S W]E NOT REALLY SYNDICALI/S4 ,BUT !Y W]E - !Y JU/ HAPP5$ TO BE ,M>XI/ SYNDICALI/S6 ,H[EV]1 !Y >E RIT ( ! WID] AN>*I/ TRADITION4 ,ITS REVOLUTION>Y UNIONISM IS /RAIX4 ,MY MAJOR CRITICISM IS !IR RELEGATION ( ,PR\DHON TO BE+ A =]UNN] ( AN>*ISM4 ,IT IS /RANGE TO READ ?AT ,PR\DHON WAS NOT AN AN>*I/ & ?AT 0! AN>*I/S TOOK . ! NOTION ( ! SELF-MANAGEM5T ( ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION1 ! IDEA ( FREE F$]ATION1 A HATR$ ( CAPITALISM & L&LORDISM1 & A DEEP DI/RU/ ( ! /ATE06 7P4 #h#d7 ,SO1 EXCEPT = ANTI-/ATISM1 ANTI-CAPITALISM1 ANTI-L&LORDISM1 F$]ALISM1 COMMUNES1 SELF-MANAGEM5T1 ! VISION ( A REVOLUTION FROM BEL[1 ! NAME 0AN>*I/01 :AT HAS ,PR\DHON DONE = US8 ,GIV5 HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO AN>*ISM1 :I* ,BAKUN9 & ,KROPOTK9 BUILT UPON1 CAN WE S]I\SLY SUGGE/ HE WAS NOT AN AN>*I/8 ,YES1 HE WAS NOT A REVOLUTION>Y AN>*I/ BUT NOT AN AN>*I/ AT ALL8 ,:5 DISCUSS+ ,PR\DHON1 ,BLACK ,FLAME MAKES A R>E ]ROR1 /AT+ ?AT 0WORK]S W]E NOT EXPLOIT$ 9 ! M>KET1 AS ,PR\DHON BELIEV$1 BUT AT ! WORKPLACE40 7P4 #h#f7 ,9 FACT1 ,PR\DHON SAW WAGE-LABOR CAUS+ EXPLOITATION - H5CE HIS CALL = ITS ABOLITION BY WORK]S ASSOCIATIONS4 ,YES1 9 ! ,FIR/ ,9T]NATIONAL ! 0MUTUALI/S SUPPORT$ SMALL PROPRIETORS0 BUT UNLESS Y\ BELIEVE 9 =C$ COLLECTIVIZATION1 WE ALL DO6 ,YES1 IT 0G5]ALIZ$ ACCEPTANCE ( COMMON [N]%IP AS A CORE DEM& ( ! POPUL> CLASSES0 7P4 #h#d7 BUT ?AT POSITION WAS %>$ BY ! MUTUALI/S )9 IT :O ONLY REJECT$ PUBLIC [N]%IP ( L&4 ,BLACK ,FLAME ALSO HAS AN EXCELL5T DISCUSSION ( ! SADLY TOO COMMON 0PROBLEM0 ( H[ TO DEF9E AN>*ISM1 EFFECTIVELY REFUT+ ?OSE :O R$UCE AN>*ISM TO JU/ 0ANTI-/ATISM40 ,!Y RIGUE ?AT AN>*ISM IS A =M ( SOCIALISM ) ITS ROOTS 9 WORK+ CLASS PROTE/4 ,BY BAS+ ITSELF ON ! ACTUAL DEVELOPM5T ( AN>*ISM AS A !ORY1 IT RI*ISM FRAM$ BY A LI/ ( GR&-?9K]S ( AN>*ISM1 />T+ ) ,GODW9 & ,/IRN]4 ,?IS IS FLAW$ = ! REASONS ! BOOK \TL9ES4 ,NEI!R HAD AN 9FLU5CE ON H[ AN>*ISM DEVELOP$ AS A MOVEM5T1 BE+ R$ISCOV]$ 9 ! #a#h#iS & ! L9KS ) AN>*ISM RECOGNIZ$4 ,AS SU*1 ,BLACK ,FLAME IS RI*ISM 9 DETAIL4 ,YET IT IS WRONG TO EXCLUDE !M FROM AN>*ISM - !Y W]E ANTI-CAPITALI/ & ANTI-/ATE - SO :ILE !IR 9FLU5CE WAS NO:]E AS IMPORTANT AS ,PR\DHON1 ,BAKUN9 OR ,KROPOTK91 IT W\LD FAIR TO M5TION BUT NOT CONC5TRATE UPON !M4 ,! MA9/REAM IS SOCIAL AN>*ISM &1 9 P>TICUL>1 REVOLUTION>Y SOCIAL AN>*ISM & ! BOOK CORRECTLY REFLECTS ?AT4 ,IT RIY DEF9ITION0 ( AN>*ISM - AS IF A RI* SOCIO-ECONOMIC !ORY & SOCIAL MOVEM5T CAN BE SUMM$ UP 9 SU* A WAY6 ,AS ,BLACK ,FLAME /RESSES1 AN>*ISM NE$S TO BE DEF9$ 9 T]MS ( ITS IDEAS & HI/ORY1 NOT BY :O CALLS !MSELVES AN 0AN>*I/0 OR HAS BE5 SO-LABEL$4 ,:ILE BE+ ANTI-/ATE IS NECESS>Y TO BE AN AN>*I/ IT IS NOT SUFFICI5T - AS CAN BE SE5 FROM ! FACT ?AT AN>*I/S !MSELVES HAVE NEV] RE/RICT$ !IR POLITICS SO4 ,BLACK ,FLAME IS A WOND]FUL BOOK :I* EV]Y AN>*I/ WILL 5JOY READ+4 ,IT IS WELL RESE>*$1 WELL >GU$ & %\LD BE READ BY EV]Y ONE 9T]E/$ 9 AN>*ISM4 ,DO Y\RSELF A FAVOR & BUY IT N[6 ,Y\ WON'T BE DISAPPO9T$4 ,ROLL ON VOLUME #b4 ,FROM 3 ,!,AN>*I/,LIBR>Y4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,FEBRU>Y #a#a1 #bba 3 ,REVIEW ( ,BLACK ,FLAME -- ,ADD$4 ,JANU>Y #g1 #bbb 3 ,REVIEW ( ,BLACK ,FLAME -- ,UPDAT$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/