Lucien van der Walt, 1997, Film review: Land and Freedom, directed by Ken Loach, entitled "Anarchists-syndicalists sidelined," from Debate: voices from the South African left, number 2 (first series), pp. 123-124. Note: review was deeply influenced by the review in Scottish Anarchist, no. 3, 1997. Get the PDF of the review here "Land and Freedom," … Continue reading [REVIEW]: Lucien van der Walt, 1997, Film review, Ken Loach’s “Land and Freedom” (“Anarchists-syndicalists sidelined”)
Category: Labour history
Dealing with the history of the struggles and movements of the popular classes, worldwide
[ANALYSIS]: Yushaú, Byrne, McGregor & van der Walt, “Towards a Viable Counter-Movement in Nigeria: Beyond May Day Celebrations”
Muttaqa Yusha'u, Sian Byrne, Warren McGregor and Lucien van der Walt, 20 June, 2013, "Beyond May Day Celebrations: Towards a Viable Counter-Movement in Nigeria," Daily Labour, volume 26, number 7, (Nigeria), p. 10. (Also see corrections note in Daily Labour, 15 July 2013 vol. 26 no. 8, p. 1) The PDF is here … Continue reading [ANALYSIS]: Yushaú, Byrne, McGregor & van der Walt, “Towards a Viable Counter-Movement in Nigeria: Beyond May Day Celebrations”
[ANALYSIS]: Chinguwo, Byrne, McGregor & van der Walt, “Why May Day matters to Malawi… History with anarchist roots”
Paliani Chinguwo, Sian Byrne, Warren McGregor and Lucien van der Walt, 1 May 2013, “Why May Day Matters to Malawi ... history with anarchist roots”, The Nation, Labour Day Supplement, (Malawi), pp. 11-12. The PDF is here Why May Day matters to Malawi …History with anarchist roots Paliani Chinguwo, Sian Byrne, Warren McGregor and Lucien … Continue reading [ANALYSIS]: Chinguwo, Byrne, McGregor & van der Walt, “Why May Day matters to Malawi… History with anarchist roots”
[JOURNAL] : Bonner, Hyslop & van der Walt, 2007, “Rethinking Worlds of Labour: southern African labour history in international context”
Philip Bonner, Jonathan Hyslop and Lucien van der Walt, 2007, “Rethinking Worlds of Labour: southern African labour history in international context”, African Studies, volume 66, number 2/3, special issue ‘Transnational and Comparative Perspectives on Southern African Labour History’, pp. 137-180. Introduction to a special issue of African Studies, arising from a labour history conference in … Continue reading [JOURNAL] : Bonner, Hyslop & van der Walt, 2007, “Rethinking Worlds of Labour: southern African labour history in international context”
[ANALYSIS]: Byrne, McGregor & van der Walt, 2011, “Why May Day Matters: History with anarchist roots”
Sian Byrne, Warren McGregor &Lucien van der Walt, 2011, "Why May Day Matters: History with anarchist roots," South African Labour Bulletin, Volume 35, Number 1, pp. 51-53 PDF is online here Why May Day matters History with anarchist roots When we celebrate May Day we seldom know or reflect on why it is a holiday in … Continue reading [ANALYSIS]: Byrne, McGregor & van der Walt, 2011, “Why May Day Matters: History with anarchist roots”
[ANALYSIS] [UNPUBLISHED]: Lucien van der Walt, ca. 1999, “Background to Zimbabwe and Structural Adjustment” (6)
The text below was written in 1999 for a proposed c0-authored (but never published, for various reasons) booklet in the Khanya College "Economic Literacy Series." It examines Zimbabwe in the 1980s and 1990s, stressing the class struggles and rebellions faced by the ZANU-PF regime of Robert Mugabe, and the regime's (these days, well known) pattern … Continue reading [ANALYSIS] [UNPUBLISHED]: Lucien van der Walt, ca. 1999, “Background to Zimbabwe and Structural Adjustment” (6)
[ANALYSIS]: Sakhela Buhlungu, Lucien van der Walt, 1997, “Voice from Below: Zambian Workers Speak Out”
Sakhela Buhlungu and Lucien van der Walt, 1997, “The Voice from Below: Zambian Workers Speak Out," South African Labour Bulletin, volume 21, number 3, pp. 64-68 Based on interviews with workers and trade unionists and factory and mine visits in the late 1990s, a look at how Zambia's working class responded to the impact of … Continue reading [ANALYSIS]: Sakhela Buhlungu, Lucien van der Walt, 1997, “Voice from Below: Zambian Workers Speak Out”
[TRANSLATION]: Lucien van der Walt, 2013, “O Papel Histórico do Anarquismo: uma visão global“
Portuguese translation of Lucien van der Walt, February 2012, "Anarchism’s historical role: a global view," Freedom, pp. 12-14, which you can read here Source: Instituto de Teoria e História Anarquista (ITHA) here. PDF is here and here Lucien van der Walt. “O Papel Histórico do Anarquismo” 30 de outubro de 2013 · Lucien van der Walt. … Continue reading [TRANSLATION]: Lucien van der Walt, 2013, “O Papel Histórico do Anarquismo: uma visão global“
[TRANSLATION]: Lucien van der Walt, 2012, “Kontra-moć, participativna demokracija, obrana revolucije: debata o Black Flame-u , revolucionarnom anarhizmu i historijskom marksizmu”
Croat translation of Lucien van der Walt, 2011, “Counterpower, Participatory Democracy, Revolutionary Defence: debating Black Flame, revolutionary anarchism and historical Marxism,” International Socialism: a quarterly journal of socialist theory, no. 130 , pp. 193-207, which you can read here. Source: found here PDF is online here Lucien van der Walt Kontra-moć Kontra-moć, participativna demokracija, obrana … Continue reading [TRANSLATION]: Lucien van der Walt, 2012, “Kontra-moć, participativna demokracija, obrana revolucije: debata o Black Flame-u , revolucionarnom anarhizmu i historijskom marksizmu”
[TRANSLATION]: Sian Byrne, Warren McGregor &Lucien van der Walt, 2011, “Γιατί η Πρωτομαγιά είναι σημαντική: Ιστορία με αναρχικές ρίζες”
Greek translation of Sian Byrne, Warren McGregor &Lucien van der Walt, 2011, "Why May Day Matters: History with anarchist roots," South African Labour Bulletin, Volume 35, Number 1, pp. 51-53 which you can read here. Sian Byrne, Warren McGregor &Lucien van der Walt "Γιατί η Πρωτομαγιά είναι σημαντική: Ιστορία με αναρχικές ρίζες" Όταν γιορτάζουμε την Πρωτομαγιά … Continue reading [TRANSLATION]: Sian Byrne, Warren McGregor &Lucien van der Walt, 2011, “Γιατί η Πρωτομαγιά είναι σημαντική: Ιστορία με αναρχικές ρίζες”
[ANALYSIS] Sian Byrne, Warren McGregor &Lucien van der Walt, 2011, “Why May Day Matters: History with anarchist roots”
Sian Byrne, Warren McGregor &Lucien van der Walt, 2011, "Why May Day Matters: History with anarchist roots," South African Labour Bulletin, Volume 35, Number 1, pp. 51-53 PDF is online here Why May Day matters History with anarchist roots When we celebrate May Day we seldom know or reflect on why it is a holiday in … Continue reading [ANALYSIS] Sian Byrne, Warren McGregor &Lucien van der Walt, 2011, “Why May Day Matters: History with anarchist roots”
[JOURNAL]: Exchange on “Black Flame” with Spencer Sunshine and Lucien van der Walt, in “Anarchist Studies” journal
Anarchist Studies , which describes itself as "an inter-disciplinary journal of scholarly research into the history, culture and theory of anarchism", some time back carried a critical review of Lucien van der Walt and Michael Schmidt's Black Flame: the revolutionary class politics of anarchism and syndicalism by Spencer Sunshine. Lucien van der Walt was permitted … Continue reading [JOURNAL]: Exchange on “Black Flame” with Spencer Sunshine and Lucien van der Walt, in “Anarchist Studies” journal
[TRANSLATION]: Lucien van der Walt, 2011, “Contropotere, democrazia partecipativa, difesa rivoluzionaria: Dibattito sul libro Black Flame, su anarchismo rivoluzionario e marxismo storico”
Italian translation of Lucien van der Walt, 2011, “Counterpower, Participatory Democracy, Revolutionary Defence: debating Black Flame, revolutionary anarchism and historical Marxism,” International Socialism: a quarterly journal of socialist theory, no. 130 , pp. 193-207, which you can read here. Lucien van der Walt "Contropotere, democrazia partecipativa, difesa rivoluzionaria: Dibattito sul libro Black Flame, su anarchismo … Continue reading [TRANSLATION]: Lucien van der Walt, 2011, “Contropotere, democrazia partecipativa, difesa rivoluzionaria: Dibattito sul libro Black Flame, su anarchismo rivoluzionario e marxismo storico”
[TRANSLATION]: Lucien van der Walt, 2007, “Anarşist Anti-Emperyalizm Tarihinin Yazımına Bir Katkı”
Turkish translation of Lucien van der Walt, 2001, “Towards a History of Anarchist Anti-imperialism: ‘In This Struggle, Only The Workers And Peasants Will Go All The Way To The End,’” which you can read here. Source: anarkismo.net here Lucien van der Walt Anarşist Anti-Emperyalizm Tarihinin Yazımına Bir Katkı Kara Kızıl Notlar Mart Nisan Mayıs 2006 … Continue reading [TRANSLATION]: Lucien van der Walt, 2007, “Anarşist Anti-Emperyalizm Tarihinin Yazımına Bir Katkı”
[TRANSLATION] Lucien van der Walt, 2006, “Για μια ιστορία αναρχικού αντι-ιμπεριαλισμού: Mόνο οι εργάτες και οι αγρότες θα διαβούν όλο το δρa”
Greek translation of Lucien van der Walt, 2001, “Towards a History of Anarchist Anti-imperialism: ‘In This Struggle, Only The Workers And Peasants Will Go All The Way To The End,’” which has been published widely and can be read here. Lucien van der Walt ""Για μια ιστορία αναρχικού αντι-ιμπεριαλισμού: Mόνο οι εργάτες και οι αγρότες … Continue reading [TRANSLATION] Lucien van der Walt, 2006, “Για μια ιστορία αναρχικού αντι-ιμπεριαλισμού: Mόνο οι εργάτες και οι αγρότες θα διαβούν όλο το δρa”
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