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Elisée Reclus: 5 levels of social-ecological practice

Elisée Reclus: 5 levels of social-ecological practice

His compelling and realistic revolutionary vision shows the preconditions for a liberated world ~ John P Clark ~ Elisée Reclus (1830-1905) was one of the foremost geographers of his age, a major figure in anarchist political thought, and a lifelong revolutionary who played an active role in the Paris Commune and the First International. He

Élisée Reclus on anarchy and nature

Élisée Reclus on anarchy and nature

For the great anarchist geographer, anarchy was at play in every natural relationship grounded in solidarity ~ Fabio Carnevali ~ Reclus was the anarchist who “never commanded anyone, and never will”, as his younger friend Kropotkin said of him, as well as the geographer for whom many important scientists—including Charles Darwin—mobilised when he risked being

Book Review: The Anarchist Roots of Geography

Book Review: The Anarchist Roots of Geography

Anyone who wants evidence that anarchist geography is alive and well today need only read this book. by Simon Springer ISBN: 978-0-816697-73-1 PP: 240 Publisher: University of Minnesota Press 2016 Review by John Clark The author, Simon Springer, is one of the most active anarchist intellectuals today. In 2016, he authored two books and edited five,