A British Anarchist Tradition Herbert Read, Alex Comfort and Colin Ward

by Honeywell, Carissa

• ISBN13: 9781441190178
• ISBN10: 1441190171
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-05-12
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Summary

The book analyzes the ideas of Herbert Read, Colin Ward, and Alex Comfort to highlight the role of anarchism in contemporary political thought and movements.

Author Biography

Carissa Honeywell is a Lecturer in Politics at Sheffield Hallam University, UK.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	p. vii
A British Anarchist Tradition	p. 1
Introduction	p. 1
State and Society in National Debate	p. 4
Anarchism and the Collectivist Myths of Warfare	p. 11
Three British Anarchists	p. 17
Conclusions	p. 24
Herbert Read: Anarchism and Modernity	p. 29
Introduction	p. 30
War and the Avant-Garde in the Early Twentieth Century	p. 35
Modernist Idealism	p. 39
Anarchism and Art	p. 46
Reviving Anarchism	p. 51
Education for Freedom	p. 62
Conclusion	p. 68
The Anarchist Political Philosophy of Dr Alex Comfort	p. 79
Introduction	p. 80
Anarchism and the Second World War in National Memory	p. 84
Romanticism, Apocalypse and Direct Action	p. 88
'Responsible Anarchism: Against Power and Collectivity	p. 94
British Pacifism and the Nuclear Disarmament Movement	p. 102
Delinquency, Mass Society and the Socializing Role of Sexual Behaviour	p. 115
Conclusion	p. 123
Colin Ward and the Future of British Anarchism	p. 133
Introduction	p. 134
The Anarchism of Colin Ward	p. 139
Autonomy, Community and Freedom	p. 146
Urban and Rural Utopias	p. 149
A Theory of Pragmatic Idealism	p. 155
Anarchism and Social Policy	p. 162
Employment, Work and the 'Informal' Economy	p. 169
Conclusion	p. 175
Concluding Reflections	p. 183
Bibliography	p. 188
Index	p. 201
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