Writings on the Greek Insurrection Anonymous 2009 60p 4 x 5 This pamphlet is a collection of some of the best writings to come out of the Greek insurrection of 2008. It includes communiqués written by comrades during the upheaval itself as well as articles written in the months after the fires died out (although … Continue reading A Day When Nothing is Certain
We Are All Hooligans Youth Revolt in France, March 1994 Saul tr. 2003 52p 5 x 8 From the text, ‘In March 1994, the French government wanted to give its tender young wage slaves a 20% pay cut. The State must have figured it would be good training for … Continue reading Nous sommes tous des casseurs
A Graphic Account From Oaxaca Ana Nimo 2007 12p 5 x 8 From the author: ‘This book represents my interpretation of the events in Oaxaca from June thru November of 2006. It is influenced by my perspective as a visitor and an anti-authoritarian. I’m sure there are as many … Continue reading ¡Fuera Ulises!
The Story of a Small, Underground 1960s Revolutionary Group in New York City Anonymous 16p 5 x 8 Former street kids and university drop-outs, this is the story of the Motherfuckers, who wanted to destroy capitalism and all things it turned to gold when it touched them: art, music, drugs, the … Continue reading Black Mask and Up Against the Wall Motherfucker
Peter Doggett 2009 608p 6 x 9 Between 1965 and 1972, political activists around the globe prepared to mount a revolution. While the Vietnam War raged, calls for black power grew louder and liberation movements erupted everywhere from Berkeley, Detroit, and Newark, to Paris, Berlin, Ghana, and Peking. Rock … Continue reading There’s A Riot Going On
Situationists and the Beach, May 1968 Dark Star Collective 2001 120p 8 x 8 An anthology of the three classic Situationist pamphlets—The Poverty of Student Life, Totality for Kids, and The Decline and Fall of the Spectacular Commodity Economy, plus an eyewitness account of the Paris May ’68 events. Much of the Situ creed was … Continue reading Beneath the Paving Stones
France, May ‘68 R. Gregoire & F. Perlman 1969 96p 5 x 8 Gregoire and Perlman recount their fascinating experiences Paris when it seemed possible that a non-bureaucratic revolution was at hand. As participants, they analyze actions and principles. They criticize passivity, leaders and the fear of change. $2-5 … Continue reading Worker-Student Action Committees
Revolutionaries, Rock Stars, and the Rise and Fall of the ‘60s Peter Doggett 2007 608p 6 x 9 Between 1965 and 1972, political activists around the globe prepared to mount a revolution. While the Vietnam War raged, calls for black power grew louder and liberation movements erupted everywhere from … Continue reading There’s A Riot Going On
Bureau of Public Secrets 1981 532p 7 x 9 In 1957 a few European avant-garde groups came together to form the Situationist International. Picking up where the dadaists and surrealists had left off, the situationists challenged people’s passive conditioning with carefully calculated scandals and the playful tactic of detournement. … Continue reading Situationist International Anthology
3000 Years of Spontaneous Insurrection Yves Férmion 2002 280p 6 x 9 Every now and then, things explode. Riots, uprisings, revolutions, and new and bizarre social groups spring up seemingly from nowhere. Our standard histories tend to treat these as oddities, if treated at all, or as misguided responses to hard times, limited by lack … Continue reading Orgasms of History