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Amidst war, economic meltdown, and ecological crisis, a "new spirit of radicalism is blooming" from New York to Cairo, according to Chris Dixon. In Another Politics, he examines the trajectory of e...
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  • 15 August 2014
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Amidst war, economic meltdown, and ecological crisis, a "new spirit of radicalism is blooming" from New York to Cairo, according to Chris Dixon. In Another Politics, he examines the trajectory of efforts that contributed to the radicalism of Occupy Wall Street and other recent movement upsurges. Drawing on voices of leading organizers across the United States and Canada, he delivers an engaging presentation of the histories and principles that shape many contemporary struggles.

Dixon outlines the work of activists aligned with anti-authoritarian, anti-capitalist, and anti-oppression politics and discusses the lessons they are learning in their efforts to create social transformation. The book explores solutions to the key challenge for today’s activists, organizers, fighters, and dreamers: building a substantive link between the work of "against," which fights ruling institutions, and the work of "beyond," which develops liberatory alternatives.
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Price: $27.95
Pages: 355
Publisher: University of California Press
Imprint: University of California Press
Publication Date: 15 August 2014
ISBN: 9780520958845
Format: eBook
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List of Illustrations
Foreword by Angela Y. Davis  
Acknowledgments  
Introduction
  
Part 1. Politics
1. "Fighting against amnesia": Movement Histories of Another Politics  
2. "Defining ourselves in opposition": The Four "Anti’s"  
3. "Organizing now the way you want to see the world later": Prefigurative Politics 

Part 2. Strategy
4. "Do you want to have a chance at winning something?": Developing Strategy  
5. "In the world but not of it": An Emerging Strategic Framework
 
Part 3. Organizing
6. "Bringing people together to build their power": Anti-authoritarian Organizing  
7. "Leadership from below": Taking Initiative and Building Capacities  
8. "Vehicles for movement-building": Creating Organizations 

Conclusion: "Imagining ourselves outside of what we know"  
Resources for Movement-Building  
Organizations and Projects Mentioned  
Biographies of Interviewees  
Notes  
Bibliography  
Index