Another Politics

Amidst war, economic meltdown, and ecological crisis, a new spirit of radicalism is blooming from New York to Cairo, according to Chris Dixon In Another Politics, he examines the trajectory of efforts that contributed to the radicalism of Occupy Wall Street and other recent movement upsurges Drawing on voices of leading organizers across the United States and Canada, he delivers an engaging presentation of the histories and principles that shape many contemporary struggles Dixon outlines the work of activists aligned with anti authoritarian, anti capitalist, and anti oppression politics and discusses the lessons they are learning in their efforts to create social transformation The book explores solutions to the key challenge for today s activists, organizers, fighters, and dreamers building a substantive link between the work of against, which fights ruling institutions, and the work of beyond, which develops liberatory alternatives. Download Another Politics author Chris Dixon – kino-fada.fr One of the most engaging books on activism that I ve read in a long time and one that s up to date with the main grassroots organisations that have caused some noise in the media recently this edition was only published last year Dixon offers an interesting analysis and insight into these radical movements which are taking place across the world though I have to say the text isbased on the ones found in the USA and Canada He looks at the reasons why they form, how they get together a One of the most engaging books on activism that I ve read in a long time and one that s up to date with the main grassroots organisations that have caused some noise in the media recently this edition was only published last year Dixon offers an interesting analysis and insight into these radical movements which are ...It s an interesting account of what a particular strand of anti authoritarian folks are doing in the United States and Canada There s some alright history and some interesting discussion, but a lot of the political engagement felt pretty vague and superficial...hope to return to this later.Another Politics Talking Across Today s Transformative Movements, is the best book about political activism that I have read in many years.Author Chris Dixon conducted over two hundred interviews with experienced grassroots activists across the United States and Canada in order to distill common problems, promising solutions, and questions that demand consideration in order to achieve any success in the future.As someone rooted in the anarchist tradition, Dixon isinterested in direct ac Another Politics Talking Across Today s Transformative Movements, is the best book about political activism t...The first section of this book is fairly underwhelming The various politics and political stances of anti authoritarians, anarchists, post marxists and left communists have already been elucidated better by themselves and their commonalities and differences better drawn and analysed by contemporary academics than in this book As well, Dixon s hesitance to give na...by Greg MacDougallWith such widespread challenges and injustice facing our society, combined with the shifting energies and momentum of people power, the another politics Chris Dixon documents in Another Politics Talking Across Today s Transformative Movements offers perhaps the most promising and exciting approaches to collectively add...Another Politics provides an account of the present that allows one to shake off the cynicism that frequently defines our relationship to social movements in the present In attempt to avoid the amnesia of the present, it presents the rich tapestry of activism that has occurred in the past few years, particularly within the broad anti authoritarian tradition The text engages with activists of those movements, getting their perspectives on the struggles they re a part of, and what they have lea Another Politics provides an account of the present that allows one to shake off the cynicism that frequently defines our relationship to social movements in the present In attempt to avoid the amnesia of the present, it presents the rich tapestry of activism that has occurred in the past few years, particularly within the broad anti authoritarian tradition The text enga...Ask me what one book you should read to get a handle on contemporary activism in the US and Canada and I ll tell you to get Undoing Border Imperialism by Harsha Walia, and others Ask me for two, and I ll include this extensive volume I wish I had both of these 15 years ago because the both detail campaigns, groups, and ideas that can propel anarchist and other groups forward into doing good work that can change the world.Dixon spent months and months visiting and interviewing people engaged in Ask me what one book you should read to ge...this book is comprehensive in its interviews, drawing from many prominent anti authoritarian women of color organizers and anti racist anti imperialist projects it drew heavily but not totally from projects and collectives in u.s west coast cities and urban canadian cities sometimes it felt overwhelming, from an organizing standpoint, especially when it suggested that organizers just do all the things regardless of where you live, the resource net etc , but overall, a valuable and useful o this book is comprehensive in its interviews, drawing from many prominent anti authoritarian women of color organizers and anti racist anti imperialist projects it drew heavily but not totally from projects and collectives in u.s west coast cities and urban canadian cities sometimes it felt overwhelming, from an organizing standpoint, especially when it suggested that organizers just do all the things regardless of where you live, the resource net etc ...This book has some really great insights and important information, and I am recommending it to my friends who are involved in politics I think it s good work But sometimes it was so dry and the writing style was so lifeless and monotonous it...

• 24 May 2018
Chris Dixon
• Paperback
• 355 pages
• 0520279026
• Chris Dixon
• Another Politics