Direct Action

An Ethnography

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David Graeber: Direct Action (2011, ReadHowYouWant.com, Limited)

English language

Published Feb. 16, 2011 by ReadHowYouWant.com, Limited.

ISBN:
978-1-4596-2051-3
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4 stars (1 review)

Direct Action: An Ethnography is an ethnographic study of the global justice movement written by anthropologist David Graeber and published by AK Press in 2009.

3 editions

At times a trudge, but worth it

4 stars

Much of the first part revolves around a recreated narrative of a Direct Action event, from the author's notes.

Later the book becomes a sort of analysis of these events, how they fit into the Anarchist culture, and how that culture fits into the Capitalist society around it.

All in all, a good introduction into what Anarchy and Direct Action are, how they work in theory and how the author has seen them work in practice.

Subjects

  • Political anthropology