Category Review of various books

reviews and analyses of books addressing topics related to social ecology, communalism, and contemporary political thought.

Communal luxury

Communal luxury: The political imaginary of the Paris Commune / L'imaginaire de la Commune

“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…

Us without the State #02

Un nosotrxs sin Estado - #02 / Us without the State #02 / Nous sans l’État - #02 / Un nosotrxs sin Estado - #01 / Nous sans l'État #01

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…

Us without the State #01

Un nosotrxs sin Estado - #02 / Us without the State #02 / Nous sans l’État - #02 / Un nosotrxs sin Estado - #01 / Nous sans l'État #01

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.…

Possibilities by David Graeber

Possibilités de David Graeber / Possibilities by David Graeber

Essays on Hierarchy, Rebellion, and Desire Rebellion, in the face of the extraordinary mediocrity and pettiness of present-day human society as it has been constructed under the growing pressure of capitalist domination and ideology over the last few centuries, has…

The Athenian Democracy

La démocratie athénienne - The Athenian Democracy

by Mogens H. Hansen During the almost two centuries that Athenian democracy lasted, no citizen of the city of Athens would have been innocent enough to live under the thumb of an oligarchy and its special interests while convincing himself…

The Ungovernable Society

The Ungovernable Society by Grégoire Chamayou / La société ingouvernable / La sociedad ingobernable

by Grégoire Chamayou A Genealogy of Authoritarian Liberalism If you are looking for a documented and referenced analysis (with an impressive array of notes) of the maneuvers and strategies of capitalism to maintain and reinforce its ideological dominance at the…

The Durruti Column in vivo

La Colonne Durruti in vivo

This comment concerns the 2 volumes of french edition published in 2016 by Libertalia. The first volume contains the story of Antoine Gimenez, the second brings together the remarkable documentary research work carried out by the Giménologues, which makes it…