Fire and Flames: A History of the German Autonomist Movement

Geronimo

ISBN 10: 1604860979 / ISBN 13: 9781604860979

Editore: PM Press, 2012

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Fire and Flames was the first comprehensive study of the German autonomous movement ever published. Released in 1990, it reached its fifth edition by 1997, with the legendary German Konkret journal concluding that "the movement had produced its own classic." The author, writing under the pseudonym of Geronimo, has been an autonomous activist since the movement burst onto the scene in 1980-81. In this book, he traces its origins in the Italian Autonomia project and the German social movements of the 1970s, before describing the battles for squats, "free spaces," and alternative forms of living that defined the first decade of the autonomous movement. Tactics of the "Autonome" were militant, including the construction of barricades or throwing molotov cocktails at the police. Because of their outfit (heavy black clothing, ski masks, helmets), the Autonome were dubbed the ?Black Bloc? by the German media, and their tactics have been successfully adopted and employed at anti-capitalist protests worldwide. Fire and Flames is no detached academic study, but a passionate, hands-on, and engaging account of the beginnings of one of Europe's most intriguing protest movements of the last thirty years. An introduction by George Katsiaficas, author of The Subversion of Politics and an afterword by Gabriel Kuhn, a long-time autonomous activist and author, add historical context and an update on the current state of the Autonomen.

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• Titolo: Fire and Flames: A History of the German Autonomist Movement
• Editore: PM Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1604860979
• ISBN 13: 9781604860979
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Condizione: New
• Peso: 12 once
• Cataloghi dei venditori:
  • Political Science & Political Philosophy::Activism

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<p><em>Fire and Flames</em> was the first comprehensive study of the German autonomous movement ever published. Released in 1990, it reached its fifth edition by 1997, with the legendary German <em>Konkret</em> journal concluding that &#8220;the movement had produced its own classic.&#8221; The author, writing under the pseudonym of Geronimo, has been an autonomous activist since the movement burst onto the scene in 1980&#8211;81. In this book, he traces its origins in the Italian Autonomia project and the German social movements of the 1970s, before describing the battles for squats, &#8220;free spaces,&#8221; and alternative forms of living that defined the first decade of the autonomous movement. Tactics of the &#8220;Autonome&#8221; were militant, including the construction of barricades or throwing molotov cocktails at the police. Because of their outfit (heavy black clothing, ski masks, helmets), the Autonome were dubbed the &#8220;Black Bloc&#8221; by the German media, and their tactics have been successfully adopted and employed at anticapitalist protests worldwide. </p><p><em>Fire and Flames</em> is no detached academic study, but a passionate, hands-on, and engaging account of the beginnings of one of Europe&#8217;s most intriguing protest movements of the last thirty years. An introduction by George Katsiaficas, author of <em>The Subversion of Politics</em>, and an afterword by Gabriel Kuhn, a long-time autonomous activist and author, add historical context and an update on the current state of the Autonomen.</p>

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Geronimo is the pen name of an activist for the German autonomous movement. George Katsiaficas is a visiting professor of sociology at Chonnam National University and a Fullbright Fellow. He is the author of The Imagination of the New Left and The Subversion of Politics. Gabriel Kuhn is a translator and the author of Life Under the Jolly Roger.