Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2024-08-10
Books mentioned on It Could Happen Here Weekly 142
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Mentioned: Silent Spring by Rachel Carson, Durruti by Abel Paz, Safety through Solidarity by Shane Burley and others, and The Utopia of Rules by David Graeber.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Silent Spring
Silent Spring by Rachel Carson is a landmark 1962 environmental science book that exposed the devastating ecological consequences of synthetic pesticides like DDT, playing a pivotal role in launching the modern environmental movement.
Discussed“about 60 years ago when Rachel Carson published a book called Silent Spring. It's kind of one of the foundational texts of like the modern environmental movement, right?”
Where to get it
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Durruti
Durruti by Abel Paz is a comprehensive biographical account detailing the life of the prominent anarchist revolutionary and his role during the Spanish Civil War.
Discussed“I've been reading this biography of Daruti for a while that Abel P wrote and uh in P's book where Daruti goes into exile for too and travels across South America”
Where to get it
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Safety through Solidarity
Safety through Solidarity: A Radical Guide to Fighting Anti-semitism by Shane Burley and Ben Lorber is an examination of contemporary antisemitism and strategies for combating it.
Discussed“I'm Garrison Davis, and today I'm joined with authors Shane Burley and Ben Lorber who have a new book out called Safety Through Solidarity: A Radical Guide to Fighting Anti-semitism.”
Where to get it
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The Utopia of Rules
The Utopia of Rules by David Graeber is an anthropological examination of bureaucracy, violence, and the way administrative systems shape modern society.
Discussed“I'm going to read a passage from David Greyber's utopia of rules. Ottovon Bismar's reaction to socialist electoral success in 1878 was twofold.”
Where to get it
