Best known for introducing the idea of ecology to the Left, and for first positing that a liberatory society would also have to be an ecological society, Murray Bookchin, over the course of several decades, developed the basic components of "libertarian municipalism" - how to create free cities. Written in short, to-the-point chapters, the book presents an introductory overview and sketches the historical and philosophical context in which these ideas are grounded. Substantial matieral on the practical question of creating and organizing a new municipal movement toward such democratic cities...
Best known for introducing the idea of ecology to the Left, and for first positing that a liberatory society would also have to be an ecological socie...
The seminal history of Spanish anarchism: from its earliest inception to the organizations that claimed over two million members on the eve of the 1936 Revolution. Hailed as a masterpiece, it includes a new prefatory essay by the author. "I've read "The Spanish Anarchists" with the excitement of learning something new. It's solidly researched, lucidly written, and admirably fair-minded... Murray Bookchin is that rare bird today, a historian." Dwight MacDonald "I have learned a great deal from this book. It is a rich and fascinating account... Most important, it has a wonderful spirit of...
The seminal history of Spanish anarchism: from its earliest inception to the organizations that claimed over two million members on the eve of the 193...
The very notion of the domination of nature by man stems from the very real domination of human by human. With this succinct formulation, Murray Bookchin launches his most ambitious work, "The Ecology of Freedom." An engaging and extremely readable book of breathtaking scope, its inspired synthesis of ecology, anthropology and political theory traces our conflicting legacies of hierarchy and freedom from the first emergence of human culture to today s globalized capitalism, constantly pointing the way to a sane, sustainable ecological future.
Murray Bookchin, cofounder of the Institute...
The very notion of the domination of nature by man stems from the very real domination of human by human. With this succinct formulation, Murray B...
An analyses on the radical collectives organized in Spain. "The eyewitness reports and commentary presented in this highly important study reveal a different understanding of the nature of socialism and the means for achieving it."--Noam Chomsky
An analyses on the radical collectives organized in Spain. "The eyewitness reports and commentary presented in this highly important study reveal a di...
Decades ago when the concern over the ecology centred around the problems of conventional environmentalism, when environmental issues were seen in practical and limited terms that could be resolved by legislative action, public education, and personal example, Muray Bookchin was already at work formulating his unique philosophy of social ecology. This philosophy, that would serve in the highest ethical sense as a guide for human conduct and would provide an awareness of humanity's place in nature is offered here in this second, revised edition of The Philosophy of Social Ecology.
Decades ago when the concern over the ecology centred around the problems of conventional environmentalism, when environmental issues were seen in ...
From Athens to New York, recent mass movements around the world have challenged austerity and authoritarianism with expressions of real democracy. For more than forty years, Murray Bookchin developed these democratic aspirations into a new left politics based on popular assemblies, influencing a wide range of political thinkers and social movements. With a foreword by the best-selling author of "The Dispossessed, " Ursula K. Le Guin, "The Next Revolution" brings together Bookchin s essays on freedom and direct democracy for the first time, offering a bold political vision that can move us...
From Athens to New York, recent mass movements around the world have challenged austerity and authoritarianism with expressions of real democracy. For...
