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Means and Ends: The Revolutionary Practice of Anarchism in Europe and the United States is a new overview of the revolutionary strategy of anarchism between 1868 and 1939. I clearly and accessibly explain the ideas that historical anarchists developed in order to change the world. This includes their views on direct action, revolution, organization, state socialism, reforms, and trade unions. Throughout I demonstrate that the reasons anarchists gave for supporting or opposing particular strategies were grounded in a theoretical framework - a theory of practice - which maintained that, as people engage in activity, they simultaneously change the world and themselves. This theoretical framework was the foundation for the anarchist commitment to the unity of means and ends: the means that revolutionaries propose to achieve social change have to involve forms of activity which transform people into individuals who are capable of, and driven to, both overthrow capitalism and the state and build a free society. The consistent heart of anarchism was the idea that anarchist ends can only be achieved through anarchist means. Cutting through misconceptions and historical inaccuracies, I draw upon a vast assortment of examples to show how this simple premise underpinned anarchist attempts to put theory into action.
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@anarchynow4756 Год назад

Anarchy Now! thanks you for your righteous and skillful labor. Awake and organize friends.

@pedropacheco7489 5 дней назад

Hello Zoe. Congratulations on your book. I started reading it yesterday. Thanks for you detailed work and constant encouragement and contributions to the anarchist cause.

@nade2297 Год назад

This book is very well structured and like all your videos provides some of the most clear explanations on beliefs and practices that I think are fair to all involved. It is the type of book I would give a friend I think is open-minded but unaware of some of the misconceptions of anarchism to, and a book that does as good a job as any I’ve seen to provide real-life examples outside of theory and clear up alot of the muddy debates among anarchists as well. Looking forward to what comes next!

@milesnorsworthy946 Год назад

Agreed! It's very well written.

@iloveowls8748 10 месяцев назад

I absolutely loved this book, and am actually drawing on it in my bachelors thesis in Philosophy that I'm finishing up now, which is a work on the intellectual history of social anarchism.

@GlitzPixie Год назад

Almost finished with it and I cannot tell you how dog-eared and beat up my copy is now. I've furiously underlined and taken notes the whole time. I don't want to overwhelm with praise, but this book has already made a huge impact on how I see the world and given me so many tools for future exploration of anarchist ideas and for understanding social structures in general. I very recently realized I am trans, and I don't think I would've gotten here without your book and the connection/validation I've felt through reading about other anarchists' experiences. Thank you Zoe.

@zephyr2427 Год назад

@GlitzPixie Год назад

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@Anmeteor9663 Год назад

Great book Zoe. Looking forward to the next one. ❤

@unpredictableaxolotl3762 Год назад

IT IS SO GOOD! If any of y'all haven't picked up a copy yet, I can't recommend it highly enough. The "revolutionary practice of anarchism" bit in the subtitle is no joke; this is a history of ideas--not just events--and you will learn a good deal about how those ideas were put into practice. It's also cleared up a lot of uncertainty I had about the boundaries between social anarchism and other forms of anarchism and libertarian socialism (turns out I'm more of a social anarchist than I thought :B) Make sure to read the introduction--it will orient you as to the structure, method, and purpose of the rest of the book. Very helpful. (Edit: Oh, that's what the video is. Sorry, I've been anxious to gush about the book for a while so I got a little ahead of myself :B) Thanks for putting this into print, Zoe! You're a helluva writer. I think I'm going to be referring back to it to deepen my understanding of anarchism for a long time.

@JeffreyPutney Год назад

I was floored by the organization feat of beauty by which this book makes historical anarchist thought more accessible! (at least to my brain)

@mobilemollusc615 Год назад

I've been reading it! I'm two chapters in and I am enjoying it

@pezpeculiar9557 Год назад

Though nobody's works are free from bias, I thank you for trying to write and speak in a fair and neutral way for both Marxist and anarchist concepts.

@bigfoot3228 Год назад

LOVE what you're doing, Zoe. Thank you so much.

@meander112 Год назад

The people united will never be defeated! ✊

@gavinmckee9211 Год назад

Bought it! Read it! Loved it! Thank you

@invisiblecloudsheep Год назад

She released a book.

@pezpeculiar9557 Год назад

Reading this right now! Love your work!

@xboofman3081 Год назад

Read half of it the day after it was delivered. Superb

@user-sl6gn1ss8p Год назад

I'm half-way through it and the book has been amazing so far, it does help clearing up a lot of stuff : )

@elliswrong Год назад

Great to see the book out, Zoe!

@felixlloyd9390 Год назад

I’m looking forward to reading it

@lovelynepenthe Год назад

Love it. So hyped.

@aleksey2960 Год назад

Oh my god that’s amazing! It’s nice to see that there’s good stuff still being published 🎊 ❤🎉

@BunnySconce 6 месяцев назад

Zoe, thanks for the preview. I just got my copy at AK

@LoganHollowC Год назад

I received a leaflet from Ak press in the mail today and it featured your book! I thought that was really cool

@inspace9609 Год назад

I'd love to read it but unsure when I have the resources to.

@davidfetter Год назад

Bought it! Thanks for your hard work!

@zachflakerton Год назад

Regarding revolution strategy, do you touch upon the role of cadres? Do you think cadres are explicitly anti-anarchist and pre-party organizations or is it possible they fit into anarchism?

@klettari Год назад

sounds great so far! just ordered

@meander112 Год назад

Engagement for the engagement god! Subs for the sub throne! Definitely need to order this.

@n8chz Год назад

Cool. I added it to my Alibris wish list.

@facilitiesmaintenance Год назад

I bought it, I own it, and it is next in my pile to read.

@unpredictableaxolotl3762 Год назад

bump it up to the top of the queue--it's really good :)

@SepSyn Год назад

Thank you, Zoe!

@KanomBaby Год назад

Congratulations!!!! 🎉

@fred-erik-maus8328 Год назад

Congratulations to your book release :) 🎉🎉 Also I've got a question which has nothing to do with this video but I didn't know where else to ask: Zoe once released a video where she described why it's much more difficult to be a leftist bc you can see & feel all the pain in world (or sth like this). Does anyone know which video I'm referring to? Thanks in advance :)

@user-sl6gn1ss8p Год назад

Yeah, I remember that, it was an older video. I can almost make out it's thumbnail in my mind, but I can't seem to find it either. Maybe it was removed?

@fred-erik-maus8328 Год назад

@@user-sl6gn1ss8p Well I hope not! It really spoke to me. It perfectly described how I feel most of the time :D but I never had the words for it until Zoe made this Video.

@user-sl6gn1ss8p Год назад

@@fred-erik-maus8328 yeah, I read your comment and went looking for it because I wanted to watch it again as well. I think there was also another one about having believed some dumb shit? But I may be confusing the channel on this one.

@fred-erik-maus8328 Год назад

@@user-sl6gn1ss8p Maybe there is some other way to contact Zoe. I would even appreciate only a text version of this video bc like I said it really was on point about how so many people feel about being a leftist.

@user-sl6gn1ss8p Год назад

@@fred-erik-maus8328maybe twitter?

@merbst Год назад

✊ You go Zoe.

@chadmarx7718 Год назад

If you weren't an anarchist and had to choose a "flavor" of marxism (other than orthodox or just pure marxism), what would it be?

@TheReddShinobi13 Год назад

I ordered it and have been reading it at my job whenever i have breaks

@DeJake 6 месяцев назад

Sounds great!

@antrant7533 Год назад

Congratulations!

@frumiousgaming Год назад

Is there an audiobook somewhere?

@oddjam Год назад

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

@popito8366 Год назад

If only I had money I would love to buy it 😭😭😭

@Wmblair Год назад

woo!

@filiplazz Год назад

Will there be an audiobook release?

@anarchozoe Год назад

Yes. Drops in October. tantor.com/means-and-ends-zoe-baker.html

@filiplazz Год назад

yaaaay@@anarchozoe

@danyukhin Год назад

fuck yes, congrats

@zuz-ve4ro Год назад

she realased a book

@zealouslyCantankerous Год назад

:D !!

@hipoanarco3723 11 месяцев назад

awww shit, i wish i wasnt a poor latinamerican so i wouldnt have to pirate it. its ok tho, i wil pay for it as soon as i get a fkn job... as a sociologist...being a young adult... in argentina. Im fucked.