Brett Hodnett reviewed Two Cheers for Anarchism by James C. Scott
Interesting book
Interesting and engaging book. His examples and "fragments" of an anarchist way of thinking will resonate with most people I think, but they all seem pretty marginal, and they can, and do take place within existing governments.
As an inspiration to question state and corporate overreach, and the tendency of states to simplify and codify messy and complex community interaction, this book makes a good contribution. The author doesn't suggest he's trying to do more than that, but if you are looking for justification of the basic anarchist premise that states should be abolished, you'll find no reason in these pages.
