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Book SynopsisTrade Review"With its chapters on labor, class, gender, culture, and prefigurative politics, this is a cutting-edge synthesis that shows how anarchism survived from the 1880s to the present in New York City--one of the central nodes in global anarchist networks."--Kirwin Shaffer, coeditor of
In Defiance of Boundaries: Anarchism in Latin American History "This volume will be essential reading to anyone interested in American anarchist history....In addition to the essays' overall high quality, the book's (well-organized!) footnotes provide useful fodder for future research." --
The Journal of American History "Overall, the collection makes a good contribution to the study of radicalism. It breaks new historiographical ground and it is well written and cohesive. It is suitable for an undergraduate or graduate class on American social movements or anarchism." --
Journal for the Study of Radicalism "An inspiring collection that brings together the eclectic, transnational, multiethnic, and
resilient histories of anarchist activism in one of the great hubs of the movement—New York City. Tracing the long arc of this movement from its immigrant and working-class roots to the Occupy movement, this is a must-read for everyone interested in the history and evolution of radical social movements."—Jennifer Guglielmo, author of
Living the Revolution: Italian Women's Resistance and Radicalism in New York City, 1880–1945"
Radical Gotham is a timely and helpful investigation of New York City as an incubator for American misfits--immigrants, pacifists, and artists--and their evolving plans for a freer and more just world." --
Journal of Social History"
Radical Gotham does an excellent job contesting popular conceptions of a radical break in anarchist history by documenting how these later movements were profoundly influenced by the practices and theories of their early immigrant comrades."--
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