Association: Communalist Social Ecology “L'Adventice”
reviews and analyses of books addressing topics related to social ecology, communalism, and contemporary political thought.
■ Freddy GOMEZ FOLIES D’ESPAGNE (Spanish Follies) Ombres et lumières d’un anarchisme de guerre (Shadows and Lights of Anarchism in War) L’échappée, “Dans le feu de l’action,” 2025, 384 p. “I write only to be reread.” Walter Benjamin, Conversation with…
Deconstructing the constitutional fetish: a step towards communalist emancipation? In The Constitution in the 21st Century: History of a Social Fetish, Lauréline Fontaine continues the sharp critical work she began several years ago on the mystifying role of the Constitution…
of Lewis Mumford What is the city? How did it begin? What have been the phases of its development? Is it destined to disappear, or will our planet turn into a huge urban hive, which would be, for individualized cities,…
On consenting to the crushing of Gaza While avoiding getting carried away by anger which, in these circumstances, would nevertheless be perfectly legitimate, this book by Didier Fassin makes its mark. Based on irrefutable facts and testimonies whose veracity is…
Murray Bookchin, American libertarian theorist and father of social ecology, is well known for his work on the interconnections between ecology and social struggle. In “The Spanish Anarchists: The Heroic Years (1868-1936)”, published in 2001 by AK press editor, he…
This is a very important book. Not only because of its content, but especially because of its origins and its authors. The members of the Chuang collective are of Chinese origin, many of them residing in different provinces of China,…
with the Social Ecology of Murray Bookchin Review by Ernest London, January 27, 2020 Floréal M. Roméro presents Murray Bookchin’s work, his critical and political journey. He proposes to find answers in social ecology and libertarian municipalism, without reproducing the…
“Communal luxury: The political imaginary of the Paris Commune” by Kristin Ross is a remarkable work that explores the intellectual and political legacies of the Paris Commune, highlighting its lasting influence on the theorists and revolutionaries who shaped libertarian and…
Yásnaya Elena Aguilar Gil is a Amikuztar linguist, writer, translator, and activist; her voice is increasingly relevant in a country facing its own racism and where indigenous peoples are still discriminated against and dispossessed of their land. “It is almost…
by Yásnaya Elena Aguilar Gil The book “Nous sans l’État” (Us without the State) by Yásnaya Elena Aguilar Gil, published in 2024 by Ici-bas, is a striking analysis of the forms of indigenous and community resistance to the modern state.…
The life of Murray Bookchin In 2020, reading “Libertarian Municipalism – The Politics of Social Ecology”, written by Janet Biehl, introduced me to Murray Bookchin. Since then, the theses he developed throughout his life have been an integral part of…
