Autonomy, Solidarity, Possibility

by Ward, Colin

ISBN13: 9781849350204

ISBN10: 1849350205

Format: Paperback

Pub. Date: 2011-11-01

Publisher(s): A K Pr Distribution

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Summary

"Britain's leading anarchist philosopher." --Anne Power, London School of Economics Drawing inspiration from the everyday creativity of ordinary people, Colin Ward long championed a unique social and environmental politics that is premised on the possibilities of democratic self-organization and self-management from below. This collection provides a wide-ranging overview of Ward's earliest journalism, with seminal essays, extracts from his most important books, and examples of his most recent work. Damian F. Whiteis assistant professor of sociology at the Rhode Island School of Design . Chris Wilbertis a lecturer in geography and tourism at Anglia Ruskin University.

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Chris Wilbert is a lecturer in geography and tourism at Anglia Ruskin University. Damian F. White is associate professor of sociology at the Rhode Island School of Design.

Preface and Acknowledgements	p. v
Introduction	p. vii
Life, Politics and Journalism
Talking Anarchy: Colin Ward in Conversation	p. 3
The State	p. 13
Allied Military Government	p. 21
Political Use of Relief	p. 25
Contrary to Our Interests	p. 27
The Unwritten Handbook	p. 29
People and Ideas Takes a Last Look Round at the 50s	p. 33
Adventure Playground: A Parable of Anarchy	p. 37
Fringe Benefits: Colin Ward Reappraises the Titmuss Book That Gave New Meaning to the Expression "Blood Bank"	p. 45
Anarchism as a Theory of Organization	p. 47
Culture, Place and Housing
Plotlands: The Unauthorised Version	p. 57
The People Act: The Postwar Squatters' Movement	p. 63
The Do-It-Yourself New Town	p. 71
Fiction, Non-Fiction and Reference	p. 85
Self-Help in Urban Renewal	p. 95
Fringe Benefits: Squatters in Rural Norfolk Have a Message ...	p. 101
The Land is Whose?	p. 103
Self-Help and Mutual Aid: The Stolen Vocabulary	p. 109
High Density Life	p. 121
Design, Architecture and Creativity
The Future of the Design Professions	p. 129
Fringe Benefits: Colin Ward is Amazed at Getting Out of the Labyrinth	p. 133
Alternatives in Architecture	p. 135
Walter Segal-Community Architect	p. 141
Preface to John F.C. Turner's Housing By People	p. 145
Chartres: The Making of a Miracle	p. 149
How the Child Sees the City	p. 157
Antiquarians, Explorers, Neophiliacs	p. 167
The Anarchist House	p. 175
Work, Leisure, Education and Play
The Factory We Never Had	p. 185
In the Sandbox of the City	p. 189
Pioneer Camps	p. 193
Images of Childhood in Old Postcards	p. 219
Whose Environment?	p. 223
The Anarchists and Schools	p. 231
Towards a Poor School	p. 239
Fringe Benefits: Colin Ward is alarmed as the City of London spreads over Spitalfields	p. 251
Influences and Alternatives
Anarchy and a Plausible Future	p. 255
Martin Buber (1878-1965)	p. 263
The Welfare Road We Failed to Take	p. 271
Green Cities	p. 279
Anarchist Sociology of Federalism	p. 285
Deadsville Revisited	p. 295
An Anarchist Approach to Urban Planning	p. 303
A Peopled Landscape	p. 311
Notes	p. 321
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