Colin Ward and the Art of Everyday Anarchy (Routledge Studies in Radical History and Politics)

__Colin Ward and the Art of Everyday Anarchy__ is the first full account of Ward’s life and work. Drawing on unseen archival sources, as well as oral interviews, it excavates the worlds and words of his anarchist thought, illuminating his methods and charting the legacies of his enduring influence. Colin Ward (1924–2010) was the most prominent British writer on anarchism in the 20th century. As a radical journalist, later author, he applied his distinctive anarchist principles to all aspects of community life including the built environment, education, and public policy. His thought was subtle, universal in aspiration, international in implication, but, at the same time, deeply rooted in the local and the everyday. Underlying the breadth of his interests was one simple principle: freedom was always a social activity. This book will be of interest to students, scholars, and general readers with an interest in anarchism, social movements, and the history of radical ideas in contemporary Britain. Cover Half Title Series Page Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Table of Contents Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction Talking Colin Ward Locating Ward’s Anarchism Anarchist in Action Methods and Sources Notes Chapter 1 The Forward View Wanstead, Childhood, and Youth London: Sidney Caulfield Notes Chapter 2 Sapper Ward The Glasgow Anarchists An Anarchist Education The Freedom Press Trial Notes Chapter 3 The Freedom Press Anarchists 1936–1945 Italian Anarchism and Spain and the World Revolt! and War Commentary Freedom – Through Anarchism? Notes Chapter 4 Building and People The People Act Anarchism Past and Present Notes Chapter 5 The Social Principle Make Me an Offer Re-Reading Anarchism Conclusion Notes Chapter 6 Domestic Anarchy Re-Writing Anarchism The Parish Pump and the Village Fete Notes Chapter 7 Autonomy 1956 Anarchy: A Journal of Anarchist Ideas Notes Chapter 8 A Journal of Anarchist Ideas Harmony in Complexity? Talking about Youth Notes Chapter 9 Liberal Studies Progressive Education Garnett, Godwin, and Wandsworth Tech Anarchist Schoolbooks Notes Chapter 10 The Drone’s Tale Environmental Education Crafting the Hive Every Possible Compromise? Notes Chapter 11 Ramshackle Independence Doing It Himself (Excess) Property Is Theft Notes Chapter 12 Categorically Ward Arcadian Plots Columns Notes Afterword: The Everyday Anarchist Notes Bibliography Index "Colin Ward and the Art of Everyday Anarchy is the first full account of Ward's life and work. Drawing on unseen archival sources, as well as oral interviews, it excavates the worlds and words of his anarchist thought, illuminating his methods, and charting the legacies of his enduring influence. Colin Ward (1924-2010) was the most prominent British writer on anarchism in the 20th century. As a radical journalist, later author, he applied his distinctive anarchist principles to all aspects of community life including the built environment, education, and public policy. His thought was subtle, universal in aspiration, international in implication, but, at the same time, deeply rooted in the local and the everyday. Underlying the breadth of his interests was one simple principle: freedom was always a social activity. This book will be of interest to students, scholars, and general readers with an interest in anarchism, social movements, and the history of radical ideas in contemporary Britain"-- Provided by publisher