Review in Icelandic!
Just found this review of AA! by Vilhelm Vilhelmsson on an Icelandic website. Check out the original if you can read Íslenska – here I post the machine translation which is, as usual, quite amusing.
Literature on anarkisma the species to discuss theories and ideas of long dead people living with all other social form, but we at today. While many of the ideas of the speech is not yet admitted the need for updated, more modern and more vibrant ideology and theory smíð. This need is largely met in the writings appear in underground magazines, published in a small upplagi and distributed between anarkista but rarely reach beyond the narrow group. This version does not form gives space for a comprehensive dive deep into the issues and draws them together in some kind of picture. This book is an attempt to.
In the six chapters that appear here (except introduction and lokaorðum) examines Israeli anarkistinn Uri Gordon ma anarkisma of the political Culture in society today. He describes where the part anarkistar are the major movements for social reform that have been most prominent over the last 10 years or so with large demonstrations against the G8-leaders meetings, leadership meetings of the European Union, etc.., But he also examines and analyzes how anarkistar organize themselves and including how they understand themselves to hófsamari forces from within this movement (which is often called “the movement against globalization” is rangnefni where the movement is following internationalization, but she just wants to go a different place). The apparatus of fear to use the word anarkismi to describe groups despite that they are clearly organized in anarkí skan manner.
In section two of Gordon’s password in the dialogue of modern-anarkista and how anarki my today separates itself from the older anarkisma. The chapter provides a good overview of political priorities anarkista and also understand that they have formed the “classic” anarkisma and the “new” anarkisma.
The third chapter takes the problems concerning the power and force within the movement generally rejects authority in all its forms (major simplification in fact). He analyzes the three types of power and put each in context with one hand anarkisma that ideology and however we anarkisma in daily praxís.
The fourth chapter has the pleasant name of “Peace, Love and Petrol Bombs” and deals with violence and force. Violence has always been controversial issues among anarkista, especially where anarkistar meet often the ásökunum they just ofbeldisseggir who try (or will) ruin everything and make a mess. Gordon devices here are some of the major questions regarding the violence that what usually comes up among anarkista.
Fifth chapter deals with modern technology, Utopia and anarkista attitudes to technology. Anarkistar are very active in environmental and criticism on technology and even themselves iðnvæðinguna are common among modern anarkista. The so-called anarkó-primitivistar deny even civilization as it imposes itself and dásama communities collector and hunter. Gordon examines this closely how technology controls valdahlutföllum in society, how power strúktúr formed around new technologies and how often a threat to the environment.
Sixth and final chapter focuses on nationalism as seen from anarkisma. He puts this discussion in the context of issues nákomið him, namely the struggle between Israelis and Palestinians.
It has been a need for such a book in time goodies. Theoretical work anarkista have a long discussion of just about old theories and been stuck in the past. Following the ’68-generation and the social revolution and the ideas that came the generation gap has emerged that separates the classical anarkisma from the modern anarkisma, which has not only other priorities, but completely new hugtakanotkun, dialogue and new organizational forms. This new anarkismi is often called “post-left” anarkismi (but is defamatory manner called lifestyle anarkismi followers of classic anarkisma) and much less in common with communism and socialism than the classic. Post-left anarkismi the ideological seen far more in common with Feminism, existensíalisma and especially ecology and environmental protection. And it is completely done to Uri Gordon belongs to this new generation anarkista. It is great that this book is finally out there on the books that have good circulation and will promote these ideas for wider readers. But there is also a problem. The book is actually not written for the general reader. Gordon makes it completely done from the outset that his purpose is not to convince people excellence anarkisma but only to devices moral, political, skipulagsleg and philosophical problems that arise / have been among anarkista today. The book is not intended fáfróðum readers, but rather those who already know the only anarkisma and / or are already active in political work on the left edge or in environmental or other such movements. For us who know the book Himnasending, although it is clear tormelt and heavy. The book is not intended to provide answers to these questions as he wonder up. The purpose of this book is rather to uncomfortable questions in the debate, put forward different ideas and theories, taken both from anarki stum and various scholars, and let them gerjast head reader. I was particularly fond of köflunum of technology and nationalism. In the technology section, I got access to the ideas that I’ve never read before, and his use of sources, theories and ideas outside the closed world anarki man was particularly kærkomin. I had no turnover for me before how the technology works and creates a new cause strúk touring. The chapter on nationalism, seen in the context of issues of Israel and Palestine, was also particularly well placed, and Gordon put the needs of criticism of the traditional aspects anarkista order to see that this conflict only in trade union context. In addition, his description of “bioregionalism” which meet the nation state and nationalism interesting and I think I now see more literature on this phenomenon.
It was much more that I learned much from reading this book and found interesting, but it will still claim that as the book is rather dry and academic, and the snow carefully read. But the material seen it really good. I recommend this book for all interested and Minimal knowledge of umfjöllunarefninu the inngangsrit work it’s not.