- Urbanism, History of Anarchism, Mutualism, Murray Bookchin, The English Civil War and Revolution, English Civil War Literature, and 116 moreThomas Nashe, Colin Ward, Gabriel Harvey, Mutual aid societies, Patrick Geddes, Autonomy, Solidarity, Possibility: the colin ward reader, Earth Building, Social Movements, Anarchism, Pierre Bourdieu, Vernacular Architecture, Jacques Rancière, David Harvey, Creative Commons, Social Ecology, Contemporary Vernacular Architecture, Anarchist Pedagogy, Anarchism & anarchists in London, 1890-1900, Ujamaa, Otto Neurath, Richard Sennett, Social and Cultural Anthropology, E. P. Thompson and 'The Making of the English Working Class', E. P. Thompson and 'Customs in Common', Militarism and militarization, Emma Goldman, Raymond Williams, Black Mountain College, Robin Hood, Susan Sontag, Swing Riots, Detective Fiction, John Holloway, Zapatismo, Zapatistas, Building Green; Alternative Building Methods Including Earth Plaster, Straw Bale, Cordwood, Cob, Living Roofs, Victorian Studies, Common Property, Sarah Waters, Autonomous Marxism, EP Thompson, Political Sociology, Adorno, Benjamin and Bloch, Mike Davis, E.p. Thompson, History of the Book, Libertinage, Rétif de la Bretonne, Stuart Hall, James C. Scott, Angela Carter, Critical Pedagogy, Sociology of Knowledge, Judith Butler, Political Works of Noam Chomsky, Knowledge Communities, Common Pool Resources, institutions and natural resource management, Anarchist Studies, Slums, Favelas, and Shanty-towns, Abahlali baseMjondolo, Labor History and Studies, Henry Giroux, Mutual Aid, Anarcho-syndicalism, Syndicalism, Revolutionary Syndicalism, Labour history, Paulo Freire, Guy Standing, Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW), Harvey J. Kaye, Ephemera, Printed Ephemera, Sociology of Everyday Life, Commune De Paris 1871, Levellers, Contested Spaces (Sociology), Contested Cities, Contested public spaces, Social Class and the City, Squatter Settlements, Post-Anarchism, Right to the city, Anthropology, Ethnography, Workers' control, Edward Abramowski, Journalism Studies, Henri Lefebvre, Richard Mabey, Libertarian Municipalism, Karl Polanyi, Print Culture, Communal land ownership, Medicinal Plants, Word and Image Studies, Ananya Roy, Critical Cartography, Louise Michel, Anarchist Geography, Precariat, Rick Poynor, Doreen Massey, Solidarnosc, Book Illustration, Richard Cloward, Stanley Aronowitz, Saidiya Hartman, Archaeology of Buildings, Ethics, Horizontalisme, and Literatureedit
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The Budapest Commune of 1919 has been neglected by the historians of anarchism, yet it provides An important and fascinating case study of the anarchist movement at a crucial historical moment. We can see how and why anarchist fortunes... more
The Budapest Commune of 1919 has been neglected by the historians of anarchism, yet it provides An important and fascinating case study of the anarchist movement at a crucial historical moment. We can see how and why anarchist fortunes declined after the end of the First World War, as anarchist organisations fused with marxist parties, or were crushed by proto-fascism.
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Research Interests: British History, Seventeenth Century, 17th-Century Studies, Printing History, New Models Of Participatory And Direct Democracy, and 17 more17th Century British (Literature), Seventeenth Century English Literature, Oliver Cromwell, Seventeenth-Century British History and Culture, English Civil War Literature, Seventeenth Century Culture, Army, The English Civil War and Revolution, English Civil War, New Model Army, Democracy and Citizenship Education, Levellers, History of Books, Printing, and Publishing, Essex History, Agitators, New Model Army, and English Civil Wars
The small market town of Saffron Walden was briefly at the centre of the political storm that shook England during the English Civil War. This book provides a detailed examination of the events that shook the town during these turbulent... more
The small market town of Saffron Walden was briefly at the centre of the political storm that shook England during the English Civil War. This book provides a detailed examination of the events that shook the town during these turbulent year - including the rise of the 'Agitators' in the New Model Army, the debates held by the soldiers in the church, and the Battle of Linton.
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The ancient Market Town of Saffron Walden is remarkable for the many fine and unusual buildings that have survived the ravages of time and modernisation. This beautifully illustrated volume provides a carefully researched description of... more
The ancient Market Town of Saffron Walden is remarkable for the many fine and unusual buildings that have survived the ravages of time and modernisation. This beautifully illustrated volume provides a carefully researched description of many of the best and most prominent of these buildings.
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On the importance of breaking down the fences between academia and the community, and the importance of defending and expanding the contemporary commons. This is the slightly adapted text of a short talk given first at a Teach-In on the... more
On the importance of breaking down the fences between academia and the community, and the importance of defending and expanding the contemporary commons. This is the slightly adapted text of a short talk given first at a Teach-In on the 'Rise of the Right' held at the University of Cambridge on January 21st 2017 and subsequently at a seminar of the New Anarchist Research Group at the MayDay Rooms, Fleet Street, London.
Research Interests: Education, Community Colleges, Higher Education, Commons, Academic Libraries, and 12 morePublic Libraries, Anarchism, Creative Commons, Open Source/Open Access and Libraries, David Harvey, Higher Education Policy, Academia, Murray Bookchin, Academic Performance, Academia and Neoliberalism, Libertarian Municipalism, and Libertarian Education
Research Interests: Library Science, Digital Libraries, Commons, Sociology of Knowledge, Common Property, and 27 moreAcademic Libraries, Public Libraries, Anarchism, Knowledge sharing, Creative Commons, Anarchist Studies, Library and Information Science, Open Source/Open Access and Libraries, Special Libraries, Libraries of the Future, Communication Of Memory In Archives, Libraries And Museums, Education for Library and Information Science, Learning commons, Libraries and Culture, Commons (Political Science), Further Education, Information Commons, Library and Information Studies, Knowledge Commons, Knowledge Communities, Common Pool Resources, institutions and natural resource management, Knowledge Workers, Anarchist Economics, Utilization and Management of Electronic Resources in Special Libraries, Theories of Socialism, Knowledge management in public sector, and Knowledge Communities • Developmental Work Research
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A brief history of shopping in the market town of Saffron Walden, Essex
First published in the Saffron Walden Directory, 2005/6.
First published in the Saffron Walden Directory, 2005/6.
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An anarchist evaluation of Solidarnosc and KOR first published in Direct Action, no 9 (1982?)
Research Interests: History, Political Sociology, Polish History, Political Science, Trade unionism, and 15 moreAnarchist Studies, Political History, History of Anarchism, Solidarity, Trade unions, Syndicalism, history of Poland, Solidarnosc, Anarcho-syndicalism, Revolutionary Syndicalism, International Trade Unionism, International Trade Unions History, History of Syndicalism, History of Solidarność, and Polish Anarchism
A brief introduction to a discussion on ‘The Politics of Knowledge’ organised by the New Anarchist Research
Group at the London Anarchist Bookfair, 18 October, 2014.
Group at the London Anarchist Bookfair, 18 October, 2014.
Research Interests: Political Sociology, Knowledge Management, Sociology of Knowledge, Community Based Education, Public Libraries, and 20 moreAnarchism, Knowledge sharing, Anarchist Studies, Library and Information Science, Anarchist methodologies, Anarchist Philosophy of Education, Post-Anarchism, Anarchist Pedagogy, Anarchism & Postmodern Theory, Community Education, Knowledge Communities, Anarchist Theory, Education and Democracy, Community Building and Knowledge Networking for STEM Education, Adult and Community Education, Public Libraries; Adult Education, Voluntary Sector, public libraries, community development, Community based networks in education, Knowledge management in public sector, Role and impact of public libraries, and Anarchist Movement
Research Interests: English Literature, History of English Literature, History of Astrology, English Renaissance Literature, Elizabethan Literature, and 6 moreEnglish language and literature, Early modern English literature, Renaissance magic and astrology, Gabriel Harvey, Thomas Nashe, and Early Modern English Literature and Drama
In the 16th Century astrology was taken seriously - so seriously that the Essex market town of Saffron Walden became the focus for one of the strangest quarrels in English history when a Saffron Walden astrologer predicted the end of the... more
In the 16th Century astrology was taken seriously - so seriously that the Essex market town of Saffron Walden became the focus for one of the strangest quarrels in English history when a Saffron Walden astrologer predicted the end of the world.
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Oliver Cromwell's visit to Saffron Walden in 1647, the debates in the Church and the formation of the Agitators
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An overview of the involvement of artists with the anarchist movement in the 19th and 20th centuries, and how they used their art as a weapon in the struggle against capitalism and the state.
Research Interests: Visual propaganda, Art History, Art, Art Theory, Contemporary Art, and 24 morePropaganda, Anarchism, Graphic Design, Illustration, Philosophy of Art, Anarchist Studies, History of Anarchism, The Avant-Garde and Politics, History of Art, Anarchism & Spanish Civil War, Avant-Garde, Visual Arts, Comics and Graphic Novels, 20th century Avant-Garde, Anarchist Philosophy of Education, Anarchist Pedagogy, Modern and Contemporary Art, Anarchism & Postmodern Theory, Fine Arts, History of Graphic Design, Illustrators, European Avant Garde, Book Illustration, and Anarcho-syndicalism
A brief look at some of the connections between artists and the anarchist movement in Britain, c1890- 1986.
Originally published in Freedom, Centenary Edition,
vol 47, no 9 A Hundred Years, October 1886 to October
1986. 3 illustrations
Originally published in Freedom, Centenary Edition,
vol 47, no 9 A Hundred Years, October 1886 to October
1986. 3 illustrations
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In this interview Raymond Williams talked about his optimism for the future and the need for the Left to accept a new method of political activity, based on the theoretical and organisational strengths of Marxism and anarchism respectively.
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Introduction to 'The Life and times of a Country Gardener at Howe Hall', the memoirs of Stan Casbolt, as told to his daughter Sarah. Recollections of 20th-century rural life in Littlebury Green, near Saffron Walden, Essex, published in... more
Introduction to 'The Life and times of a Country Gardener at Howe Hall', the memoirs of Stan Casbolt, as told to his daughter Sarah. Recollections of 20th-century rural life in Littlebury Green, near Saffron Walden, Essex, published in 2007.
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Research Interests: Print Culture, Media Studies, Journalism, Citizen Journalism, Journalism History, and 12 moreJournalism Ethics, Media, Printing History, Newspaper History, Mass media, Journalism Studies, Newspapers, Journalism And Mass communication, Newspaper, Journalism and Media Studies, Sociology of Journalism, and News ethics
Author and publisher of the 'Poor Robin' almanacks, William Winstanley played an important part in the revival of the celebration of Christmas after the Restoration.
Research Interests: Folklore, Print Culture, Journalism, Publishing, Book History, and 19 moreHistory of the Book, Bibliography, Astrology, Seventeenth Century, 17th-Century Studies, History of Astrology, History of Journalism, 17th Century British (Literature), History of Publishing, 17th century England, Seventeenth Century English Literature, Early Modern print culture, Books, Christmas, Seventeenth-Century British History and Culture, English Civil War Literature, The English Civil War and Revolution, English Civil War, and History of Books, Printing, and Publishing
A brief study of a collection of letters from Conscientious Objectors and their supporters during World War I originally held in the Friends Meeting House Archive in Saffron Walden, now held in the Essex Record Office.
Research Interests: Peace and Conflict Studies, War Studies, Militarism, Quaker Studies, Conscientious Objection/Draft Resistance, and 21 morePacifism, Peacekeeping, World War I, First World War, Peace Journalism, Military and Politics, Peace Studies, Peace Education, Quakerism, Peace, Peacebuilding, Peace and Conflict Resolution, Christian Pacifism, Anti-War, Anti-Militarism, Anti war, Anti-war Protest, Pacifism, Ethics of War, History of Quakerism, Conscientious Objectors, and Pacifism In the First World War
Research Interests: Rural Sociology, Social Movements, Agrarian Studies, Rural History, Labour history, and 15 moreTrade unionism, Social History, Agrarian History, Labor History and Studies, Agricultural History, Labor unions, Trade unions, Syndicalism, Agrarian Social Movements, Strikes, Agrarian conflicts, Essex, Revolutionary Syndicalism, Rural Livelihood Strategies, and Labor Strikes
Research Interests: History, Intellectual History, Philosophy, Ethics, Feminist Theory, and 20 moreMarxism, Social Philosophy, Feminist Philosophy, Sexuality, Anarchism, Socialisms, Gender, Communism, Sigmund Freud, Michel Foucault, Socialism, Social and Political Philosophy, Marxism (Political Science), Solidarity Economy, Libertarian socialism, Theories of Socialism, Trotskyism, Antiglobalization Social Movements, Left Wing Parties, and Latin American feminisms
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Research Interests: Political Sociology, Social Anthropology, Political Theory, Marxism, Human Rights, and 29 morePolitical Ecology, Political Science, Anarchism, Castoriadis, Post-Marxism, Trade unionism, Development anthropology, Socialisms, Anarchist Studies, Marxist theory, Russian Revolution, Participatory Democracy, Workers' control, Socialism, Marxism (Political Science), Food Sovereignty, Cornelius Castoriadis, Libertarian socialism, Autonomist Marxism, Left-Libertarianism, Syndicalism, Radical Political Economy, Anarchist Economics, Anarcho-communism, Socialisme Ou Barbarie, Anarcho-syndicalism, Theories of Socialism, Workers Control, and Anti Capitalist Social Movements
Research Interests: Portraits, Print Culture, English Literature, Book History, Manuscripts and Early Printed Books, and 19 moreHistory of the Book, Poetry, 16th Century (History), Portraiture, Printing History, Elizabethan Literature, Edmund Spenser, Seventeenth Century English Literature, Elizabethan Rhetoric, Elizabethan portraiture, Fifteenth and Sixteenth century culture, Gabriel Harvey, Thomas Nashe, Literary careers, 16th Century Portraiture, Sixteenth Century History, History of Books, Printing, and Publishing, Elizabethan Poetry, and Portraiture and the Problematic of Representation
Research Interests: Education, Adult Education, Anarchism, Socialisms, Anarchist Studies, and 21 moreHistory of Anarchism, Adult and Continuing Education, Adult learning, Radical Educational Philosophy, Theories of Crisis, Learning and Revolution, Anarchist Philosophy of Education, Anarchist Pedagogy, Libertarian socialism, Further Education, Left-Libertarianism, Further and Higher Education, Curriculum Theory and Development, Radical Education, Radical Pedagogy, Mutual Aid, Libertarian Learning, Theories of Socialism, Libertarian Pedagogy, Teaching and Learning In Adult and Higher Education, Social Justice Issues In Adult and Higher Education, Critical Education and Student Affairs Issues In Higher Education, and Older Adult Learning Older Adults University of the Third Age
Research Interests: Sociology, Political Sociology, Political Theory, Political Science, Anarchism, and 16 moreAnarchism (Literature), Political Culture, Politics, Socialisms, Anarchist Studies, History of Anarchism, Urban Sociology, Socialism, Anarchist methodologies, Anarchist Philosophy of Education, Anarchist Pedagogy, Anarchy, Anarchist Theory, Education and Democracy, Anarquismo, Anarchist Economics, and Theories of Socialism
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Mayday celebrations are always associated with maypoles, maypole dancing, and flower garlands, and the quiet Essex market town of Saffron Walden is no exception. But Saffron Walden was unusual as in the evening this gentle and picturesque... more
Mayday celebrations are always associated with maypoles, maypole dancing, and flower garlands, and the quiet Essex market town of Saffron Walden is no exception. But Saffron Walden was unusual as in the evening this gentle and picturesque tradition gave way to a riotous celebration.
Research Interests: Comparative Religion, Cultural History, Music, Anthropology, Folklore, and 23 moreSocial Sciences, Children's Literature, Social and Cultural Anthropology, Folk Medicine, Phenomenology, Shamanism, Bakhtin, European Witch Trials, Arts, Dance, Experience, History of magic, Rituals, Fairy tales, History of the Body, Folk, The Senses, African Popular Culture, Healing Ceremonies, Beliefs & Values, Magic and Esoterism, Animal Lore, and Malaysian Magic and Folklore
Research Interests: Sociology, Human Geography, Historical Geography, Archaeology, Maritime Archaeology, and 15 moreHistorical Sociology, Landscape Archaeology, Urban Planning, Landscape History, Urban Sociology, Urban And Regional Planning, Nautical Archaeology, Town planning, City and Regional Planning, Ancient Topography, Patrick Geddes, Enviromental Archaeology, Geo Archeology, Mediterrranean Archaeology, and Islands Archaeology
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Research Interests: Botany, Zoology, Victorian Studies, History of Natural History, Taxonomy, and 16 moreNatural History, Ecology, Botanical literature, Victorian cultural studies, Biodiversity, Field botany, Botanical History, Habitat Mapping, Phylogeny, Victorian science, Flora, Botanica, Flowers, History of Botany, Systematic Botany, Taxonomy, History of Botany, and Botany of Useful Plants
Research Interests: Wildlife Ecology And Management, Natural History, Biodiversity, Bats (Mammalogy), Human-wildlife conflicts, and 21 moreWildlife Conservation, Social Ecology, Animal Behaviour (Bats), Management and evaluation of habitat for wildlife, Habitat Mapping, Wildlife Ecology, Wildlife Ecology (habitat Selection and Animal Movement), Bats, Habitat, Habitat ecology, Wildlife, Zoo Biology, Animal Health and Welfare, Wildlife Biology, Wildlife Conservation, Wildlife Management, Wild Life, Habitat fragmentation, Habitats, Habitat loss, Bats, Chiroptera, Essex, Habitat Fragmentation and Loss, and Especially Bats and Small Mammals
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Programme of events for a one-day conference at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge to be held on Saturday 4 June 2016
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A short review of Anarchizm i anarchisci na ziemiach polskich do 1914, compiled and edited by Herman Rappaport. Panstwowe Wydawnicto Nakowe, Warszawa, 1981. (354 pages)
(Anarchism and anarchists in Polish territories till 1914)
(Anarchism and anarchists in Polish territories till 1914)