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Smuggling in Poole and Dorset

Kevin Davis

A look at the history of smuggling in Dorset (in the UK, silly!) and the government responses to it. This pamphlet examines to whether smugglers should be considered folk heroes and to what extent...

"Race War"

Black American GIs in Bristol and Gloucestershire During World War II

Neil A. Wynn

America's entry into World War II immediately served to highlight the issue of race relations and the contradictions between America's declared position as a defender of "freedom" and "democracy,"...

A Brief History of Corporations

Where Did They Come From?

Daniel Bennet

Where did corporations come from and how did they get the same legal rights as individuals? This pamphlet attempts to answer these questions in a manner that will not cause the reader too much...

Radical Brewing

Work, Energy, Commoning & Beer

Steve Stuffit

This is a journey from pre-enclosure herbal brews made by ale-wives to the domination of hops and large breweries. But don't despair, this is a return trip thanks to the rediscovery of commoning...

The Bristol Manifesto

The 2008 G8 in Hokkaido—A Strategic Assessment

Emergency Exit Collective

When Bristol Radical History Group staged a series of events called "Down With The Fences! The Struggle For The Global Commons" in May 2008, a group leading academics found themselves together in...

John Locke

The Philosopher of Primitive Accumulation

George Caffentzis

John Locke is also not only the main intellectual founder of liberalism, but also of neoliberalism, the "ruling idea" of the ruling class of today. He is the most famous philosopher born near...

Clenched Fists Empty Pockets

Fredric Carlsson-Andersson

In Clenched Fists Empty Pockets six working-class activists from Sweden discuss their experiences with class and middle-class hegemony in a variety of left-wing scenes and organizations. In...

The Historical Failure of Anarchism

Implications for the Revolutionary Project

Christopher Day

"The Historical Failure of Anarchism" was originally written for a conference on anarchist strategy in 1996 and subsequently became the object of controversy within the Love and Rage Revolutionary...

Anarchy in the USSR

A New Beginning

Philip Ruff

"Seventy years after the death of Kropotkin, the massacre of the Kronstadt Commune and the rout of Makhno, the Party which outlawed anarchism in Russia has itself become a banned organization. But...