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1jacr
feb. 14, 2007, 10:43 am

Can any of you recommend a good work of anarchist urban theory? I'm working on a project based on spontaneous order in cities, working off the ideas of Jane Jacobs, James Scott, and Colin Ward. Basically, I'm looking for something longer and more detailed than Anarchy in Action but more explictly anarchist than Death and Life of Great American Cities. Any ideas?

2MMcM
Editat: feb. 14, 2007, 1:34 pm

Murray Bookchin, not urban enough?
Mike Davis, not anarchist enough? too anecdotal?

Have you tried mining periodicals? I bet there are some relevant essays. I'm sorry I don't have specific recommendations, since many of our periodicals are in boxes not shelves and we haven't undertaken to catalog them in LT yet. But I bet there are indices online. I'm thinking of more high-brow ones like Social Anarchism and less anarcho-punk zines, though those might have a bon mot for you.

Are you restricting yourself to what used to be called the First World? Because a lot of this is happening in the developing world, and not in a pretty way (v. Shadow Cities). Like Lagos after the capital moved to Abuja. I have to say that much of the theoretical work from a couple decades and more ago seemed to completely ignore this more or less inevitable emergence.

3jacr
feb. 14, 2007, 4:44 pm

Thanks--these are helpful. I've looked at Mike Davis and will continue to look at more of him; I don't find him terrible useful, though. I guess too anecdotal is one way to put it, but there's more that I find problematic. I don't know Bookchin's work at all--can you suggest a particular title?

Periodicals is a good idea. Do you know how well the Alternative Press Index is at getting anarchist journals? Otherwise I can certainly go through paper back issues at the library--actually, I often find that sort of thing rather fun.

I had been restricting myself to "first world"--my research is on the U.S. and Canada--but perhaps that's a mistake. I'll take a look at Shadow Cities.

Thanks for your ideas!

4MMcM
feb. 14, 2007, 7:46 pm

It should be easy to find The Limits of the City and Post-scarcity Anarchism and see whether this perspective (eco-anarchist?) is helpful for you. The second is actually a series of essays (we don't seem to have a copy in our LT catalog, suggesting it got lent out and not returned long ago) one of which gives the name to the collection.

5JMPorup
set. 25, 2012, 12:15 pm

An essential book on the theory (and practice!) of urban revolution is Carlos Marighella's classic Minimanual of the Urban Guerrilla.

6Carnophile
maig 4, 2013, 12:18 am

Finally, anarchist urban theory. I've been thirsting for this for years!