The Practice of Freedom: Anarchism, Geography, and the Spirit of Revolt (Transforming Capitalism)

"The last two decades have seen a re-birth of practices and principles that connect with the 'soul' of left-libertarianism, although they may not explicitly engage with the anarchist tradition. From practices of mapping and land-use planning to local protests and transnational social movements, this book explores a variety of case studies that trace the influences of, and affinities between, anarchist and geographic practice. The chapters explore the vast possibilities of inventive, exploratory libertarian practices from contemporary and historic contexts around the globe. They examine the ways in which various spatial practices have been compatible with left-libertarian principles, and explore the extent to which anarchists, neo-anarchists and libertarian autonomists have animated these waves of protest and forms of resistance. In an age that is desperately in need of critical new directions, this volume shows that a serious (re)turn toward anarchist thought and practice can challenge and inspire geographers to travel beyond their traditional frontiers of geographical praxis"--Provided by publisher Contents Acknowledgements Performing Anarchism, Practising Freedom, Pursuing Revolt Anarchist Geographies in the Rural Global South Anarchist City? Geddes’s 1925 Anarchist Housing-Based Plan for Tel Aviv and the 2011 Housing Protests Contesting Imperial Geography Organizing the APOCalypse Anarchism, Social Order and the City in Portugal between the End of the Nineteenth Century and the First Decades of the Twentiet The Global The Battle for the Common Space, from the Neo-Liberal Creative City to the Rebel City and Vice Versa Spatial Anarchy in Gezi Park Protests Banging on the Walls of Fortress Europe Democracy, Agency and Radical Children’s Geographies Index About the Contributors Part Of A Trilogy Of Volumes On Anarchist Geographies, This Book Examines A Range Of Social And Spatial Practices To Examine The Potential Of Left-libertarian Principles In Geography.