Theories of Resistance: Anarchism, Geography, and the Spirit of Revolt (Transforming Capitalism)

272 Pages·2016·1.429 MB·English

by  Marcelo Lopes de Souza (editor), Richard J. White Reader in Economic Geography (editor), Simon Springer (editor)

Theories of Resistance
Transforming Capitalism
SeriesEditors:
IanBruff,UniversityofManchester;JulieCupples,UniversityofEdinburgh;Gem-
maEdwards,UniversityofManchester;LauraHorn,UniversityofRoskilde;Simon
Springer,UniversityofVictoria;JacquiTrue,MonashUniversity
This book series provides an open platform for the publication of path-breaking and
interdisciplinaryscholarshipwhichseekstounderstandandcritiquecapitalismalongfour
keylines:crisis,development,inequality,andresistance.Atitscoreliestheassumption
thattheworld isinvarious statesof transformation, and thatthese transformations may
build upon earlier paths of change and conflict while also potentially producing new
formsofcrisis,development,inequality,andresistance.Throughthisapproachtheseries
alertsustohowcapitalismisalwaysevolvingandhintsathowwecouldalsotransform
capitalismitselfthroughourownactions.Itisrootedinthevibrant,broadandpluralistic
debatesspanningarangeofapproacheswhicharebeingpractisedinanumberoffields
anddisciplines.Assuch,itwillappealtosociology,geography,culturalstudies,interna-
tionalstudies,development,socialtheory,politics,labourandwelfarestudies,economics,
anthropology,law,andmore.
TitlesintheSeries
TheRadicalizationofPedagogy:Anarchism,Geography,andtheSpiritofRevolt,edited
bySimonSpringer,MarceloLopesdeSouza,andRichardJ.White
TheoriesofResistance:Anarchism,Geography,andtheSpiritofRevolt,editedbyMarce-
loLopesdeSouza,RichardJ.White,andSimonSpringer
ThePracticeofFreedom:Anarchism,Geography,andtheSpiritofRevolt,editedby
RichardJ.White,SimonSpringer,andMarceloLopesdeSouza
StatesofDiscipline:AuthoritarianNeoliberalismandtheCrisesofCapitalism,editedby
CemalBurakTansel
ASenseofInequality,WendyBottero
Theories of Resistance
Anarchism, Geography,
and the Spirit of Revolt
Edited by Marcelo Lopes de Souza,
Richard J. White, and Simon Springer
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Contents
Acknowledgements ix
Introduction:SubvertingtheMeaningof‘Theory’ 1
MarceloLopesdeSouza,RichardJ.White,andSimonSpringer
1 ‘Libertarian,’Libertaire,Libertario...:Conceptual
ConstructionandCulturalDiversity(andViceVersa) 19
MarceloLopesdeSouza
2 Non-Domination,GovernmentalityandtheCareoftheSelf 27
NathanEisenstadt
3 Post-StatistEpistemologyandtheFutureofGeographical
KnowledgeProduction 51
GerónimoBarreradelaTorreandAnthonyInce
4 WhatDoWeResistWhenWeResisttheState? 79
ErinAraujo
5 TowardsaTheoryof‘Commonization’ 101
NickClareandVictoriaHabermehl
6 ‘FeudingBrothers’?:Left-Libertarians,MarxistsandSocio-
SpatialResearchattheBeginningoftheTwenty-FirstCentury 123
MarceloLopesdeSouza
7 TheCitizenandtheNomad:BookchinandBeyonSpaceand
Temporality 155
BenjaminJ.Pauli
8 SwimmingAgainsttheCurrent:TowardsanAnti-Colonial
AnarchisminBritishColumbia,Canada 177
VanessaSloanMorgan
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viii Contents
9 Anarchy,Space,andIndigenousResistance:DevelopingAnti-
ColonialandDecolonizingCommitmentsinAnarchistTheory
andPractice 207
AdamGaryLewis
10 CelebratingtheInvasive:TheHiddenPleasuresandPolitical
PromiseoftheUnwanted 237
NickGarside
Index 253
AbouttheContributors 257