Beer and Revolution The German Anarchist Movement in New York City, 1880-1914

Name: Beer and Revolution The German Anarchist Movement in New York City, 1880-1914
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ISBN: 9780252031755

ISBN-10: 025203175X

ISBN-13: 9780252031755

Edition: 2006

Authors: Tom Goyens

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Understanding an infamous political movement's grounding in festivity and defianceBeer and Revolutionexamines the rollicking life and times of German immigrant anarchists in New York City from 1880 to 1914. Offering a new approach to an often misunderstood political movement, Tom Goyens puts a human face on anarchism and reveals a dedication less to bombs than to beer halls and saloons where political meetings, public lectures, discussion circles, fundraising events, and theater groups were held. Goyens brings to life the fascinating relationship between social space and politics by examining how the intersection of political ideals, entertainment, and social activism embodied anarchism not…

Book details

List price: $44.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Publication date: 11/12/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 296
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.474
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



A Radical Geography: The "Social Space for a Dissident Subculture"



From Heimat to Exile



Johann Most and the Pittsburgh Congress



Beyond Most: Dissent within the Movement



Facing America: German Anarchists' Political Culture in New York



German Anarchists in Progressive New York


Conclusion


Notes


Bibliography


Index