The politics of attack: Communiqués and insurrectionary violence

The politics of attack: Communiqués and insurrectionary violence
ISBN-10
1526114461
ISBN-13
9781526114464
Category
Political Science
Pages
272
Language
English
Published
2017-07-29
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Author
Michael Loadenthal

Description

Since the early 2000s, global, underground networks of insurrectionary anarchists have carried out thousands of acts of political violence. This book is an exploration of the ideas, strategies, and history of these political actors that engage in a confrontation with the oppressive powers of the state and capital. This book challenges the reader to consider the historically ignored articulations put forth by those who communicate through sometimes violent political acts-vandalism, sabotage, arson and occasional use of explosives. These small acts of violence are announced and contextualized through written communiqués, which are posted online, translated, and circulated globally. This book offers the first contemporary history of these digitally-mediated networks, and seeks to locate this tendency within anti-state struggles from the past.

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