Discusses the wave of popular rebellion against governments in Arab nations during the Spring of 2011. This brief, timely analysis situates the assault on Libya in the context of the winds of revolt that swept through the Middle East in the Spring of 2011.
David Graeber here applies anthropological theory to capitalism and its opponents. His analysis uses case studies from such diverse communities as rural Madagascans, pre-capitalist economies and urban international protest groups to tease out the truth about the state we're in.
In 1964, at the age of 18, Stuart Christie was sentenced to 22 years in prison for attempting to assassinate the Spanish dictator Francisco Franco. This is his fascinating history of the Iberian Anarchist Federation, one of Spain's most radical political organisations.
'After the Future' explores our century-long obsession with the concept of 'the future'.
