Review of "Radical Gotham: Anarchism in New York City from Schwab’s Saloon to Occupy Wall Street" , edited by Tom Goyens (University of Illinois Press)
tracks anarchist life and politics in New York City over the last hundred and fifty years, giving a vivid window into an anarchist New York buzzing with saloons, assembly halls, and publishing houses. This anthology asserts anarchism’s endurance as both an idea and a movement as it develops from the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cultural Studies Association
2018-01-01
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| Series: | Lateral |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.25158/L7.1.10 |
| Summary: | tracks anarchist life and politics in New York City over the last hundred and fifty years, giving a vivid window into an anarchist New York buzzing with saloons, assembly halls, and publishing houses. This anthology asserts anarchism’s endurance as both an idea and a movement as it develops from the working-class, immigrant anarchist communities in the late 19th century into the New Left in the 1950s and 60s and finally the recent Occupy Wall Street protests. |
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| ISSN: | 2469-4053 |