ANARCHIST PUBLICATIONS:

ANARCHIST FAQ UPDATE:

For many years now the Anarchist FAQ has been a pre-eminent online source for an introduction to and general information on anarchism. it hasn't been a static document, but rather is being continually updates, revised and expanded. here's the story of the latest update from the Anarkismo site. The A FAQ is also now available (Volume 1 anyways) in printed format, as note below. The official book launch will happen at the Glasgow Radical Independent Bookfair this coming December 6. Too bad it's across the pond.

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An Anarchist FAQ has been updated:
Monday December 01, 2008 16:20

by Anarchist FAQ
version 13.0

The section on the anarchist critique of Marxism has been revised, plus publication and AFAQ blog news.



An Anarchist FAQ has been updated (version 13.0)An Anarchist FAQ has been updated to version 13.0 on the 11th of November, 2008 (sorry for the delay in announcing it).



"An Anarchist FAQ" is an in depth introduction to anarchist ideas, ideals and history. It explains why anarchism is anti-hierarchy, anti-state and anti-capitalist. It discusses why anarchists oppose the current system, how we plan to change it and what kind of society we want."An Anarchist FAQ" can be found at:
http://www.anarchistfaq.org/
http://www.anarchistfaq.org.uk/
http://www.anarchismfaq.org/
http://www.anarchyfaq.org/
http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/1931/
(the last webpage is the old "main" site. If you link to that, could you please change it one of the alias sites. Thanks!)There is a new mirror for AFAQ (http://anarchism.pageabode.com/afaq/index.html)
plus an official AFAQ Blog
(http://anarchism.pageabode.com/blogs/afaq).



The blog will be used to make announcements, news, post replies to criticism as well present material which was not included in the final version (for whatever reason) or unfinished material which may be of interest to readers.
So What's New in the FAQ?
Version 13.0
An Anarchist FAQ has been published
http://anarchism.pageabode.com/afaq/book.html



An Anarchist FAQ, at long last, has now been published by AK Press. Volume 1 (introductions, sections A to F, plus the appendix on the symbols of Anarchy) is now available (ISBN: 978-1902593906) from AK Press
(http://www.akuk.com/dosearch.php?itemid=5527 or http://www.akpress.org/2007/items/ananarchistfaqakpress).
Section H
http://anarchism.pageabode.com/afaq/secHcon.html
Significant revision of the section on the anarchist critique of Marxism. Removing of section H.2.15 as this is covered elsewhere in section H as well as section H.2.16 (on the Spanish Revolution) as this is covered in section I.8.11.
section H.6
http://anarchism.pageabode.com/afaq/secH6.html
New section on the Russian Revolution, including an expansion of what were sections H.3.15 and H.3.16 plus a new subsection on labour protest under Lenin (http://anarchism.pageabode.com/afaq/secH6.html#sech63).



This revision was made as part of getting the second volume of the FAQ ready for publication.
Related Link:
http://www.anarchistfaq.org.uk/

ANARCHIST PUBLICATIONS:

THE ANARCHIST FAQ IN BOOK FORM:

AK Press is happy to announce the upcoming launch of 'An Anarchist FAQ' in book form. The book is due to come out on December 5 at the Glasgow Radical Independent Bookfair. For many years now the FAQ has served as a broad introduction to anarchism and all things related. Now in print form and better yet.

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Launch of An Anarchist FAQ:
At long last!

Volume 1 of An Anarchist FAQ is being launched in Glasgow on the 6th of December.

Launch of volume 1 of An Anarchist FAQ At long last we have the much anticipated book launch of volume 1 of An Anarchist FAQ (http://www.anarchistfaq.org/) at December’s Radical Independent Bookfair (http://www.ribproject.org/) in Glasgow. The main author Iain McKay will be speaking on the history and aims of the work, which has now been published by AK Press (http://www.akuk.com/). This will be followed by a discussion on the book.

“The anarchist FAQ has been one of the standout achievements of the last decade in terms of its rigorous treatment of every aspect of the theory. Its translation from screen to print is long overdue.”(Freedom)

An Anarchist FAQ launch

4.00 - 5.30pm

SATURDAY 6th DECEMBER 2008

STUC centre

333 Woodlands Road

Glasgow

G3 6NG

(near Kelvinbridge U)

FUN,FOOD,FILMS+BOOKS from noon to 8.00pm
Related Link: http://www.ribproject.org/

ANARCHIST FAQ:

AN ANARCHIST FAQ HAS BEEN UPDATED (VERSION 12.0):

'An Anarchist FAQ' is an in depth introduction to anarchist ideas, ideals and history. It explains why anarchism is anti-hierarchy, anti-state and anti-capitalist. It discusses why anarchists oppose the current system, how we plan to change it and what kind of society we want.

An anarchist FAQ can be found at:

http://www.anarchistfaq.org

http://www.anarchismfaq.org

http://anarchyfaq.org

http://geocities.com/CapitolHill/1931

(the last webpage is the old "main" site. If you link to that could you please change it to http://www.anarchistfaq.org Thanks!)

An Anarchist FAQ has over 700 links to anarchist webpages, organizations, books, publishers and much more. It is one of the best places to find out about the on-line anarchist community.

An Anarchist FAQ links page can be found at :

http://www.infoshop.org/faq/links.html

http://geocities.com/CapitolHill/1931/links.html

SO WHAT'S NEW IN THE FAQ ?

SECTION C.7

Revision of section C.7 on what causes the capitalist business cycle.

Section C.8

Revision of section C.8 on why state control of credit does not cause slumps and the limits of Keynesianism

Section C.9

Revision of section C.9 on what causes unemployment (and it is not high wages or unions) and why the NAIRU is class warfare by the rich

Section F

Revision of section F. Why 'anarcho-capitalism' is not a form of anarchism.

Section F3.2

New section on why there cannot be any harmony of interests in an unequal society.

Introduction

Slight changes to the original introduction.

Tenth Anniversary of An anarchist FAQ

Slight changes to the 10th anniversary introduction.

Bibliography

Slight reorganization of the bibliography to include a new section on works about anarchism and anarchists but written by non-libertarians

This is part of the process of getting the FAQ ready for being published by AK Press. Volume One (Sections A to F), plus the introductions and appendix on the symbols of anarchy) is now ready for publication and is in the hands of AK Press being typeset for publication later this year. We will announce the exact date soon.