tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post4113966631739225251..comments2024-03-29T05:03:05.347+02:00Comments on Dispatches from Vilnius: World that Never WasJames Fergusonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-28700177832734608972010-11-23T15:31:25.139+02:002010-11-23T15:31:25.139+02:00Thanks for the film link, Gintaras. Another one f...Thanks for the film link, Gintaras. Another one for these long winter nights -- we're in a blizzard situation up here now, so it's time to start watching movies again.avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-91436935018866680392010-11-23T15:27:25.112+02:002010-11-23T15:27:25.112+02:00What I think _may_ be of interest is his contrasti...What I think _may_ be of interest is his contrasting the methods of the Pinkertons et al. with those they were allegedly protecting the country from. But I haven't read this one yet, so not sure.avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-33877997346560955312010-11-23T13:55:59.497+02:002010-11-23T13:55:59.497+02:00More specifically,
Anarchism in America,
http://...More specifically,<br /><br />Anarchism in America,<br /><br />http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/anarchism-in-america/James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-82586331989620279672010-11-22T08:22:33.133+02:002010-11-22T08:22:33.133+02:00Also worth noting is Homage to Catalonia, in which...Also worth noting is Homage to Catalonia, in which Orwell tells of the promising but all too short anarchism experiment in Barcelona.James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-81248726427583053832010-11-22T07:23:02.225+02:002010-11-22T07:23:02.225+02:00There was another book on anarchism that I enjoyed...There was another book on anarchism that I enjoyed sometime back called Demanding the Impossible,<br /><br />http://books.google.lt/books?id=QDWIOL_KtGYC&printsec=frontcover&dq=demanding+the+impossible&source=bl&ots=2iNuPNSqur&sig=x5ppy2IWlMcZfVf0zpYLgA-r3IE&hl=lt&ei=3f3pTNm2EY2VOu_53MoK&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDYQ6AEwAw#v=James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-16206797929461231632010-11-19T17:12:32.003+02:002010-11-19T17:12:32.003+02:00Yes, it is largely European from what I can tell, ...Yes, it is largely European from what I can tell, although we have had our share of anarchists, spies, and Pinkertons, too. Like labor and other social-justice issues, these bigger picture questions tend to transcend national boundaries.avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-91921326126506074642010-11-19T17:05:37.244+02:002010-11-19T17:05:37.244+02:00Appears to be a very interesting read. However, i...Appears to be a very interesting read. However, it also appears much of it deals with Europe rather than the USA. The library has a couple of copies and I'll give it a look.Tripplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16568801152695491482noreply@blogger.com