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good question!  though MB cites them approvingly he seems to think that every reader is familiar with their history (though at the same time suggesting that they've been unfairly neglected and forgotten by Left scholars) and I am still wading through his essay and have not yet followed the trail back to secondary, let alone primary, sources.

his admiration for the Spanish anarchists is expressed in his manifesto/provocation "Listen, Marxist!" in which he excoriates the sectarian Left with vigour and (imho) considerable accuracy;  also in his responses to critics of the essay.  his takedown of industrial-cornucopian socialism and critique of the mature Marx's  obsession with the factory strike me as insightful...

The difference between theory and practise in practise ...

by DeAnander (de_at_daclarke_dot_org) on Thu Jul 5th, 2007 at 09:05:49 PM EST
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Now that is a blast from the past.

I haven't thought about Bookchin in a long, long, time.  Used to run into him (occasionally) and Sam Dolgoff (always) at the Workman's Circles meetings in NYC in the 70s.

She believed in nothing; only her skepticism kept her from being an atheist. -- Jean-Paul Sartre

by ATinNM on Fri Jul 6th, 2007 at 02:09:45 AM EST
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he comes off as rather testy and cantankerous in the lengthy Intros to his republished works;  what was he like in person?

The difference between theory and practise in practise ...
by DeAnander (de_at_daclarke_dot_org) on Fri Jul 6th, 2007 at 02:31:59 PM EST
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It was some years ago but as I recall:  testy and cantankerous.  I think the many defeats and betrayal,s mitigated by a very few victories, that happened over the years took their toll.

She believed in nothing; only her skepticism kept her from being an atheist. -- Jean-Paul Sartre
by ATinNM on Fri Jul 6th, 2007 at 06:03:26 PM EST
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