Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2022-04-09
Books mentioned on It Could Happen Here Weekly 29
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Robert Evans discussed No Gods, No Masters by Daniel Guérin. Steve Mann discussed Debt by David Graeber. Christopher Wong recommended Neoreaction a Basilisk: Essays on and Around the Alt-Right by Elizabeth Sandifer.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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No Gods, No Masters
No Gods, No Masters by Daniel Guérin is a comprehensive anthology of anarchist history and theory published by AK Press that compiles historical writings and essays starting from the nineteenth century.
Discussed“I came across a book published by AK Press. Um I think I bought it in 2007 called No Gods No Masters. And it was it's a collection a lot of people have a copy of this book in in their house if they're into anarchist theory.”
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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“And a book that really kind of shaped my initial understanding was David Greyber's depth the first 5,000 Years and yeah it's excellent. Um it's it's very long and it's a bit scattered but I I love what he put together with it.”
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Neoreaction a Basilisk: Essays on and Around the Alt-Right
Neoreaction a Basilisk: Essays on and Around the Alt-Right by Elizabeth Sandifer is a collection of critical essays that analyze the ideological origins, cultural manifestations, and digital ecosystems surrounding modern right-wing political movements and reactionaries.
Recommended“Uh we have a truly delightful um review of of very contemporary, very recently made cyberpunk works uh by Elizabeth Sandifer, author of Neo Reaction of Bassilisk, which anybody who listens to this podcast needs to read Neo Reaction of Bassilisk.”
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