Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2021-10-23
Books mentioned on It Could Happen Here Weekly 6
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St. Andrew recommended Mutual Aid by Peter Kropotkin and others and The Conquest of Bread by Peter Kropotkin. Robert Evans recommended Walkaway by Cory Doctorow. Also mentioned: Liquidated by Karen Ho and History of Seattle from the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time by Clarence Bagley.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Mutual Aid
Mutual Aid is a foundational political and sociological text by Peter Kropotkin that explores the role of cooperation and reciprocity in evolution and human society.
Recommended“from the conquest of bread to mutual aid and”
Where to get it
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The Conquest of Bread
The Conquest of Bread by Peter Kropotkin is a classic anarchist text that outlines a vision for a libertarian communist society based on mutual aid, voluntary cooperation, and the expropriation of resources.
Recommended“There's seeds of solar punk in Krypotkins writings you know from the conquest of bread to mutual aid and”
Where to get it
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Walkaway
Walkaway by Cory Doctorow is a speculative fiction novel that explores a post-scarcity future where individuals abandon traditional society to build cooperative, alternative communities.
Recommended“And I would also recommend um uh Corey Doctoro's new fiction novel, Walk Away, um, which I think is a really wonderful piece.”
Where to get it
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Liquidated
Liquidated by Karen Ho is an insightful ethnography and historical analysis of Wall Street culture and financial institutions.
Recommended“the book Liquidated by Karen Hoe is an incredible like ethnography and history of of Wall Street”
Where to get it
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History of Seattle from the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time
Discussed“I did some digging and found in a a book called History of Seattle from the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Volume Two, which I started pouring through and found that there was”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“I'm Eve Rodsky, author of the New York Times bestseller Fair Play and Find Your Unicorn Space”
“and Find Your Unicorn Space, activist on the Gender Division of Labor”