Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2025-02-22
Books mentioned on It Could Happen Here Weekly 170
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Andrew Sage discussed Debt by David Graeber and Words of a Rebel by Peter Kropotkin. Also mentioned: Anarchism in Latin America by Ángel J. Cappelletti.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Anarchism in Latin America
Anarchism in Latin America by Ángel J.
Discussed“I actually think I read Capetti's anarchism in Latin America around that time too. It's a very good resource.”
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Debt
Debt: The First 5,000 Years by David Graeber is a sweeping anthropological examination of the history and social functions of debt, credit, and power across human civilizations.
Discussed“This is something that Griber talks about in debt the first 5,000 years. He says this is the glue that holds society together. Not contracts or power, but solidarity, empathy, and the natural human inclination to care for others.”
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Words of a Rebel
Words of a Rebel by Peter Kropotkin is a collection of anarchist essays addressing political theory, social organization, and revolutionary tactics.
Discussed“But if we're going by cropotkins description in words of a rebel chapters 10 to 11, he makes it clear that commune describes any group formed on the basis of free association. In fact, he juxtaposes the free commune with traditional conceptions of the commune.”
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